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Monthly climate in Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ponta Delgada features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (76 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 955 mm (37.6 inches) and receives 142 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ponta Delgada enjoys an average of 3419 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 34 minutes to 14 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ponta Delgada, Portugal §

The warmest months in Ponta Delgada are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (69 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in February, March and April, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 15 °C (59 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ponta Delgada experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ponta Delgada, Portugal.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average high 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ponta Delgada, Portugal §

Ponta Delgada usually has the most precipitation in February, October and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 125 mm (4.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ponta Delgada are June, July and August. On average, 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ponta Delgada, Portugal.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 77 (3.0) 111 (4.4) 66 (2.6) 88 (3.5) 71 (2.8) 39 (1.5) 18 (0.7) 49 (1.9) 66 (2.6) 123 (4.8) 105 (4.2) 141 (5.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 15 12 14 11 6 4 9 12 15 15 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Ponta Delgada, Portugal §

The sunniest months in Ponta Delgada are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ponta Delgada: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ponta Delgada, Portugal.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 153 199 271 301 342 363 385 365 325 274 224 212
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 51m 10h 47m 11h 58m 13h 11m 14h 13m 14h 43m 14h 27m 13h 32m 12h 22m 11h 10m 10h 6m 9h 34m

Solar UV radiation in Ponta Delgada, Portugal §

Ponta Delgada experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ponta Delgada UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ponta Delgada, Portugal.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 7 9 10 11 10 10 9 7 4 3