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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (78 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 468 mm (18.4 inches) and receives 98 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz enjoys an average of 3770 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 1 minutes to 14 hours 15 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal §

The warmest months in Santa Cruz are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (60 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz, 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
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average high 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°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)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°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)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal §

Santa Cruz usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 12 rainy days and 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz are May, July and August. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz, 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) 42 (1.7) 54 (2.1) 49 (1.9) 47 (1.8) 18 (0.7) 33 (1.3) 12 (0.5) 13 (0.5) 22 (0.9) 54 (2.1) 61 (2.4) 62 (2.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 9 10 8 6 6 2 4 8 10 15 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal §

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Cruz, 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 190 246 300 351 372 376 387 379 338 320 259 246
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 15m 11h 0m 11h 59m 13h 0m 13h 50m 14h 15m 14h 2m 13h 17m 12h 19m 11h 19m 10h 27m 10h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal §

Santa Cruz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, 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 Santa Cruz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz, 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 11 11 11 10 8 6 4