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Right now in Funchal: clear skies, 19°C, feels like 18°C.
Expect a mostly showery week in Funchal, with temperatures easing from a high near 26°C on Thursday down to around 14°C by Monday. Rain is most likely on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Daytime highs this week are close to the October average of 22°C.
Sunrise: 08:10 · Sunset: 19:37 · Day length: 11h 27m
Sea water: 24.0°C, practically unchanged all week
Wave height: 0.5m (min 0.5m on 2026-10-12, max 0.8m on 2026-10-15)
Funchal water temperature for the next 7 days · Sea temperature along the whole coast
Funchal is often called the city of eternal spring, and the numbers back it up: sheltered on Madeira's sunny south coast, its temperatures move in a remarkably narrow band, from daytime highs of about 19–20 °C in midwinter to around 26 °C in late summer. The surrounding ocean is the great stabiliser, and it also keeps the sea swimmable for a long season, at its warmest in September.
Madeira is an island of microclimates: the mountains behind the city catch cloud and rain that Funchal itself often escapes, so the weather can differ street by altitude. What rain the city does get falls mostly between October and March. Summer on the south coast is dry and reliably bright, though a bank of cloud on the peaks, known locally as the capacete, is a familiar afternoon sight.
| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.8 | 16.4 | 9.5 |
| February | 11.3 | 16.4 | 8.8 |
| March | 11.5 | 16.8 | 12.7 |
| April | 12.1 | 17.8 | 11.9 |
| May | 13.6 | 19.3 | 8.7 |
| June | 15.6 | 21.1 | 8.7 |
| July | 17.2 | 23.5 | 3.6 |
| August | 18.5 | 25.3 | 3.0 |
| September | 17.5 | 23.4 | 9.2 |
| October | 16.6 | 22.2 | 12.2 |
| November | 14.1 | 19.1 | 12.3 |
| December | 12.7 | 17.2 | 11.0 |
Going by Funchal's own averages, July is the most balanced month: highs near 24 °C and about 4 rainy days. The hottest month is August at 25 °C, and the wettest is March with 13 rainy days.
Averages for 2016–2025. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of precipitation.
Almost any month, and that is the point of Funchal's climate. For the warmest sea, come between August and October. Spring brings the flowers, and winter stays mild enough for hiking and terrace lunches.
It ranges from about 18–19 °C in late winter to 23–24 °C in September, when it peaks after the summer. Thanks to the mid-Atlantic position, it never turns truly cold.
Not in the city itself: Funchal is on the dry, sheltered south coast. Most rain falls between October and March, and much of the island's wet weather stays on the northern slopes and mountain tops.