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Palheiro Golf: Above Funchal

Live view from Palheiro Golf, 500 m above Funchal, looking down over the bay and the city. A good high-altitude reference for the cloud line that sits between the coast and the hills.

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Right nowat the camera

Palheiro Golf: Above Funchal is 23°C and overcast with a light breeze from the NE at 18 km/h as of 16:26 local time. Golden hour starts around 19:17, sunset at 19:50.

Temperature: 23°C
Wind: 18 km/h NE
Sky: Overcast
Golden hour: 19:17

Sunrise 08:04 · Sunset 19:50 (Madeira time). Weather from Open-Meteo, refreshed every 10 minutes; sun times calculated for these exact coordinates.

Region

Funchal

Facing

Coordinates

32.661, -16.878

Updated

2026-06-10

What you’re looking at

The camera sits at roughly 500 metres on the Palheiro estate east of Funchal and looks south-west down over the bay and the city. Fairways and the estate's pine and eucalyptus stands occupy the foreground, with Funchal's rooftops and the harbour spread out below and the sea filling the horizon. This altitude puts the lens right at the height where Madeira's characteristic cloud layer forms, which makes it unusually informative.

Best time to check this camera

Check it alongside a coastal camera. If Palheiro is in cloud while the Pontinha or Marina feeds are clear, the inversion layer is sitting low and any high viewpoint, Monte, Pico dos Barcelos, Eira do Serrado, will be socked in. Mornings are usually the clearest, and golfers will find the wind visible in the trees a better guide than any forecast. Sunset from this angle over the bay is one of the finest views on the island.

Where is the cloud base sitting above the south coast?

If the view is clear:: The peaks are likely above the inversion, sunrise at Pico do Arieiro is on.
If it’s grey or rough:: Low cloud at 500 m usually means grey summits too; take a sea-level day.

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Location

Funchal · Hills, Madeira · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Questions about this camera

How does the Palheiro webcam help judge Madeira's cloud line?

It sits at about 500 metres, which is close to the height where the island's inversion layer typically forms. Comparing it with a sea-level Funchal camera tells you whether cloud is above or below the hills, and therefore whether viewpoints like Monte or Eira do Serrado will have any view at all.

What is the weather like at Palheiro compared with central Funchal?

It is consistently a few degrees cooler and noticeably breezier than the seafront, and it clouds over earlier in the afternoon. The gardens and golf course frequently sit in mist while the city below stays in full sun.