Machico climate — normals and trends
Machico (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 493 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 (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (14.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Machico averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Machico has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.3 °C (on 20 July 1941) and the coldest 8.3 °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
MachicoMadeira
- coords
- 32.72°, -16.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
493mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.7 °C
Average feels-like low
15.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
43 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
28.3 °C
20 July 1941
Coldest day
8.3 °C
14 February 1981
Wettest day
108 mm
4 November 1941
Windiest day
51.8 km/h
12 January 1999
Strongest gust
118.4 km/h
27 February 2010
Hottest feels-like
32.8 °C
20 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
2.4 °C
14 March 2022
Sunniest day
13.9 h
26 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 33 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 17.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 31 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 86 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 48 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 52 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 21.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 11 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 22.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 9 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 10 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 23 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 31 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 19.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 56 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 17.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 69 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Machico?
Machico has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 493 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Machico?
The hottest day measured in Machico between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1941, reaching 28.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Machico?
The coldest day measured in Machico between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1981, at 8.3 °C.
Does it snow in Machico?
Almost never: Machico sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Machico warmed?
Yes: Machico warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Machico?
The wettest day measured in Machico between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1941, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Machico?
The windiest day measured in Machico between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1999, with winds reaching 51.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Machico?
The warmest month in Machico is August (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (14.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Machico?
Machico receives on average 493 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Machico?
Machico gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Machico?
Yes: Machico has on average 43 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Machico?
In Machico, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.8 °C on 20 July 1941, and the lowest was 2.4 °C on 14 March 2022.
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