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Monthly climate in Calheta, Madeira, Portugal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Calheta features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (79 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 479 mm (18.9 inches) and receives 67 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Calheta enjoys an average of 3770 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 0 minutes to 14 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Calheta, Madeira, Portugal §

The warmest months in Calheta are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in February, March and April, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (60 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Calheta 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 Calheta, Madeira, 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 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Average high 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Calheta, Madeira, Portugal §

Calheta usually has the most precipitation in March, November and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 72 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Calheta are July, August and September. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Calheta, Madeira, 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) 37 (1.4) 65 (2.5) 65 (2.6) 56 (2.2) 21 (0.8) 28 (1.1) 3 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 12 (0.5) 42 (1.7) 72 (2.8) 77 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 8 8 12 4 3 0 0 2 6 10 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Calheta, Madeira, Portugal §

The sunniest months in Calheta are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Calheta: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Calheta, Madeira, 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 190 244 299 351 373 375 390 379 338 321 259 246
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 14m 11h 0m 11h 59m 13h 0m 13h 51m 14h 16m 14h 2m 13h 17m 12h 20m 11h 19m 10h 27m 10h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Calheta, Madeira, Portugal §

Calheta experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Calheta UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Calheta, Madeira, 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) 4 6 8 10 11 12 11 11 10 8 6 4