January in Madeira — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.1/10January averages 6°C (43°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 162 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 23 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.1/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Madeira — 3 points higher on the same scale.
February in Madeira — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.2/10February averages 6°C (42°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 146 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 25 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.2/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Madeira — 2.9 points higher on the same scale.
March in Madeira — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.5/10March averages 6°C (44°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 151 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 30 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.5/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Madeira — 2.6 points higher on the same scale.
April in Madeira — reliably good (4th best month)
Good · 7.7/10April averages 7°C (45°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 87 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 28 sunny days and 13 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.7/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
May in Madeira — reliably good (6th best month)
Good · 7.5/10May averages 8°C (47°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 105 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 29 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.5/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Madeira — 1.6 points higher on the same scale.
June in Madeira — reliably good (5th best month)
Good · 7.7/10June averages 10°C (50°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 115 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 28 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.7/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
July in Madeira — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9/10July averages 12°C (53°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 48 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 31 sunny days and 14.1 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Madeira at 9/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
August in Madeira — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.1/10August averages 13°C (55°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 50 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 31 sunny days and 13.3 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Madeira at 9.1/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
September in Madeira — reliably good (3rd best month)
Good · 7.9/10September averages 12°C (53°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 104 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 30 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.9/10 here, 3rd of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
October in Madeira — reliably good (7th best month)
Good · 7.5/10October averages 12°C (53°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 157 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 28 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.5/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Madeira — 1.6 points higher on the same scale.
November in Madeira — reliably good (8th best month)
Good · 7.3/10November averages 9°C (48°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 101 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 28 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.3/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Madeira — 1.8 points higher on the same scale.
December in Madeira — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.1/10December averages 7°C (45°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 170 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 24 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.1/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Madeira — 3 points higher on the same scale.
