The short answer
Best months: May, July, August
Wettest months: October, November, December
Average highs run 16.5–25.2°C across the year and total rainfall is about 710 mm.
Funchal (Madeira) weather by month
Averages for each calendar month over 10+ years. Green rows are the best months, red rows the wettest.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Days with rain | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.5°C | 12.1°C | 69.8 mm | 52.5% | 61.8% |
| February | 16.5°C | 11.7°C | 66.2 mm | 48.2% | 60.2% |
| March | 17°C | 11.9°C | 74 mm | 55.5% | 59.6% |
| April | 18.1°C | 12.5°C | 73.9 mm | 57.8% | 62.5% |
| May | 19.6°C | 14.1°C | 36.4 mm | 46.5% | 56.7% |
| June | 21.2°C | 15.9°C | 72.1 mm | 46.1% | 50.3% |
| July | 23.6°C | 17.6°C | 13.5 mm | 18.7% | 33.4% |
| August | 25.2°C | 18.8°C | 11.9 mm | 32.5% | 37.3% |
| September | 23.5°C | 17.9°C | 41.1 mm | 57.7% | 52.9% |
| October | 22.4°C | 17°C | 83.4 mm | 70.6% | 62.5% |
| November | 19.3°C | 14.6°C | 84.9 mm | 58.9% | 60.1% |
| December | 17.7°C | 13.4°C | 82.4 mm | 57% | 62.5% |
How we pick the best months: of the months with an average high between 18°C and 30°C, we take the three with the least rainfall. If fewer than three qualify, we take the three driest. This is a weather ranking only; it does not account for prices, crowds, events or air quality.
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Where this data comes from
Daily weather history from the Open-Meteo archive for the coordinates of Funchal (Madeira) (32.6669, -16.9241), grouped into month-of-year averages by NomadWeather. See Data Sources for details. "Days with rain" is the share of days in that month with recorded rain.