Ponta do Sol — Sunniest Village
Live view over Ponta do Sol, the sunniest spot on Madeira's south-west coast and the island's digital-nomad village. Useful for checking whether the south-west is clear when Funchal is clouded in.
Live · checked 15 min agoAutomatically checked every hour · last check 15 min ago
Ponta do Sol is 24°C and mostly clear with a light breeze from the W at 14 km/h as of 23:21 local time. The camera is in darkness — sunrise is at 07:26.
- Temperature
- 24°C
- Wind
- 14 km/h W
- Sky
- Mostly clear
- Sunrise
- 07:26
Sunrise 07:26 · Sunset 21:05 (Madeira time). Weather from Open-Meteo, refreshed every 10 minutes; sun times calculated for these exact coordinates.
What you're looking at
The camera looks south over Ponta do Sol, a compact village wedged into a ravine mouth on the south-west coast, with its pebble beach, seafront square and the pier reaching out into the Atlantic. Behind the houses the valley walls rise steeply, terraced with banana plantations. The village has become the island's digital-nomad hub, so the seafront cafés in frame are unusually busy for a settlement of this size.
Best time to check this camera
This is the island's designated sun-check camera. Ponta do Sol records more hours of sunshine than anywhere else on Madeira, so when Funchal is under cloud, look here first — if this frame is bright, the drive west is worth it. Late afternoon and sunset are the strongest light, because the village faces south-west directly into it. Sea state in frame is a fair guide to whether the beach and pier area are pleasant.
Location
Ponta do Sol · South-West Coast, Madeira · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Questions about this camera
Is Ponta do Sol really the sunniest place in Madeira?
Yes — its position on the south-west coast, sheltered from the north-easterly airflow by the mountains, gives it the island's highest recorded sunshine hours. That is why the village is a standing recommendation when the Funchal and north-coast cameras are grey.
What is in view on the Ponta do Sol webcam?
The village seafront and pebble beach, the pier, the main square with its cafés and the terraced valley walls rising behind, all looking south towards the open Atlantic.
Source
Live feed operated by Portal Netmadeira. Madeira Info curates and geo-locates the stream — credit and traffic go to the operator.