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Right now in Ponta Delgada: clear skies, 22°C, feels like 22°C.
Expect a mostly cloudy week in Ponta Delgada, with temperatures staying fairly steady between 17°C and 25°C. Rain is most likely on Friday.
Daytime highs this week are close to the July average of 24°C.
Sunrise: 06:30 · Sunset: 21:06
Ponta Delgada, on São Miguel in the Azores, has the steadiest temperatures anywhere in Portugal. Winter days reach about 17 °C, summer days about 24–25 °C, and extremes in either direction are rare because two thousand kilometres of ocean smooth everything out. What does change, constantly, is the sky: showers, sun and low cloud can trade places several times in a single day.
The ocean around the island is warmed by currents arriving from the Gulf Stream, so the sea is warmer here than along most of the mainland coast, around 17 °C in late winter and 22–24 °C by the end of summer. June to August is the drier, more settled season, while autumn and winter bring the bulk of the rain in passing Atlantic systems.
| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.9 | 17.0 | 17.8 |
| February | 13.0 | 16.6 | 14.4 |
| March | 13.1 | 16.7 | 16.3 |
| April | 13.7 | 17.3 | 17.4 |
| May | 15.0 | 19.0 | 19.4 |
| June | 17.1 | 21.2 | 15.1 |
| July | 19.1 | 23.5 | 14.0 |
| August | 20.5 | 25.1 | 15.0 |
| September | 19.8 | 23.9 | 16.1 |
| October | 18.3 | 21.8 | 18.0 |
| November | 15.9 | 19.2 | 15.7 |
| December | 14.4 | 17.7 | 16.6 |
Averages for 2016–2025, based on ERA5 historical data from Open-Meteo. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of precipitation.
The islands sit in the open Atlantic where weather systems pass in quick succession, and the volcanic terrain splits each one into local effects. One side of São Miguel can sit under cloud while the other enjoys full sun, hence the local advice to simply drive around the island.
Warmer than on most of the mainland coast, thanks to water arriving from the Gulf Stream. It peaks at 22–24 °C in August and September and rarely drops below 16–17 °C even in late winter.
June to August, when the Azores high sits closest and days are at their most settled. From autumn through winter, Atlantic fronts cross regularly, though rain usually comes as showers between bright spells rather than day-long downpours.