Climate on Madeira
Madeira and Porto Santo are suitable all year round as a tourist destination. Not for nothing is Madeira called "The Island of Eternal Spring" or "Floating Garden of the Atlantic" or "Flower Island".
In the summer months of July to October, the daytime temperatures are at a pleasant 26 ° - 30 ° C.
In the mild winter months, the temperature rarely drops below 16 ° C. It hardly rains in the months of June to August. The water temperatures are always between 18 ° -22 ° C due to the warm Gulf Stream.
| Climatic data | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature max °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
| Temperature min °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| Sunshine hours / day | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Rainy days / month | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Water temperature | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Did you know?
Poncha - Legende
Many years ago, according to a Poncha legend, there is supposed to have been a quarrel between a local and a Briton in Câmara de Lobos. A boxing match should decide the matter.
The Briton had prepared himself with a sip of whiskey, the Madeirens had his glass of poncha in the blood. A colossal fist punch made the British go down.
„What a punch, aaaah" he is said to have lamented after his revival, hence the name Poncha