Funchal climate — normals and trends
Funchal (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 582 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (13.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Funchal averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Funchal has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 20 July 1941) and the coldest 6.2 °C (on 14 February 1981).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
FunchalMadeira
- coords
- 32.67°, -16.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
15.2°C
Annual rainfall
582mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
7.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.9 °C
Average feels-like low
14.5 °C
Average peak gust
41.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
35.0 °C
20 July 1941
Coldest day
6.2 °C
14 February 1981
Wettest day
92 mm
23 January 1979
Windiest day
41.7 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
160.9 km/h
27 February 2010
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
20 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
2.4 °C
14 March 2022
Sunniest day
13.9 h
25 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 65 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 16.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 50 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 135 mm | +64 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 73 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 49 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 21.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 14 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 24.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 15 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 53 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 19.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 86 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 16.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 85 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Funchal?
Funchal has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 582 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Funchal?
The hottest day measured in Funchal between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1941, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Funchal?
The coldest day measured in Funchal between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1981, at 6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Funchal?
Almost never: Funchal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Funchal warmed?
Yes: Funchal warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Funchal?
The wettest day measured in Funchal between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1979, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Funchal?
The windiest day measured in Funchal between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Funchal?
The warmest month in Funchal is August (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (13.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Funchal?
Funchal receives on average 582 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Funchal?
Funchal gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Funchal?
Yes: Funchal has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Funchal?
In Funchal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 20 July 1941, and the lowest was 2.4 °C on 14 March 2022.
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