climigo

Azores

When to go?

The best months are June–August. Avoid December–January (often rainy), October (often rainy).

Climate zones

Ponta DelgadaPonta DelgadaPonta DelgadaAngra do HeroísmoAngra do HeroísmoAngra do HeroísmoHortaHortaHortaPraia da VitóriaPraia da VitóriaSão Miguel IslandSão Miguel Island

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 15°13°
February 15°12°
March 15°12°
April 16°13°
May 17°14°
June 20°17°
July 22°19°
August 23°20°
September 22°19°
October 20°17°
November 17°15°
December 16°14°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12.9 · 15.1 °CJanuary: 12.9 · 15.1 °C12.3 · 14.8 °CFebruary: 12.3 · 14.8 °C12.3 · 14.9 °CMarch: 12.3 · 14.9 °C13.0 · 15.6 °CApril: 13.0 · 15.6 °C14.4 · 17.2 °CMay: 14.4 · 17.2 °C16.7 · 19.6 °CJune: 16.7 · 19.6 °C19.0 · 22.0 °CJuly: 19.0 · 22.0 °C20.2 · 23.2 °CAugust: 20.2 · 23.2 °C19.3 · 21.9 °CSeptember: 19.3 · 21.9 °C17.3 · 19.7 °COctober: 17.3 · 19.7 °C15.1 · 17.4 °CNovember: 15.1 · 17.4 °C13.6 · 15.9 °CDecember: 13.6 · 15.9 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 12.9 – 15.1 °C
Feb 12.3 – 14.8 °C
Mar 12.3 – 14.9 °C
Apr 13.0 – 15.6 °C
May 14.4 – 17.2 °C
Jun 16.7 – 19.6 °C
Jul 19.0 – 22.0 °C
Aug 20.2 – 23.2 °C
Sep 19.3 – 21.9 °C
Oct 17.3 – 19.7 °C
Nov 15.1 – 17.4 °C
Dec 13.6 – 15.9 °C

How much it rains

January 105 mm15 d
February 83 mm13 d
March 100 mm14 d
April 84 mm13 d
May 70 mm11 d
June 48 mm9 d
July 29 mm7 d
August 44 mm9 d
September 66 mm12 d
October 102 mm15 d
November 88 mm13 d
December 137 mm16 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec105 mm · 15 rain days · 7 mm a dayJanuary: 105 mm · 15 rain days · 7 mm a day83 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 83 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a day100 mm · 14 rain days · 7 mm a dayMarch: 100 mm · 14 rain days · 7 mm a day84 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 84 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a day70 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 70 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a day48 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a dayJune: 48 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a day29 mm · 7 rain days · 4 mm a dayJuly: 29 mm · 7 rain days · 4 mm a day44 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a dayAugust: 44 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a day66 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a daySeptember: 66 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a day102 mm · 15 rain days · 7 mm a dayOctober: 102 mm · 15 rain days · 7 mm a day88 mm · 13 rain days · 7 mm a dayNovember: 88 mm · 13 rain days · 7 mm a day137 mm · 16 rain days · 9 mm a dayDecember: 137 mm · 16 rain days · 9 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 105 mm15 d
Feb 83 mm13 d
Mar 100 mm14 d
Apr 84 mm13 d
May 70 mm11 d
Jun 48 mm9 d
Jul 29 mm7 d
Aug 44 mm9 d
Sep 66 mm12 d
Oct 102 mm15 d
Nov 88 mm13 d
Dec 137 mm16 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 48
February 10 h 47
March 11 h 55
April 13 h 11
May 14 h 14
June 14 h 47
July 14 h 33
August 13 h 39
September 12 h 28
October 11 h 15
November 10 h 08
December 9 h 33

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Ponta Delgada

Angra do Heroísmo

Horta

Tourist areas

Cities