January in Madeira: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.1/10January averages 6°C (43°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Monthly rainfall reaches 162 mm — wet for this destination — but about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 6.1/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with 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.
Flexible dates? August scores 3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February in Madeira — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.2/10February averages 6°C (42°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Monthly rainfall reaches 146 mm — wet for this destination — but about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 6.2/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with 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.
Flexible dates? August scores 2.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
March in Madeira: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.5/10Expect 6°C (44°F) in March. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
151 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 6.5/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
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 days with 6+ hours of sunshine 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.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with 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 · 7.5/10Expect 8°C (47°F) in May. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
105 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 7.5/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Budget for 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: strong conditions, 5th of 12
Good · 7.7/10June averages 10°C (50°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Monthly rainfall reaches 115 mm — wet for this destination — but about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 7.7/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with 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 ranks 2nd of 12 for Madeira — one of the best windows
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 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.1 hours of daylight.
A 9/10 puts this among the year's best months in Madeira (2nd of 12); only August scores higher, at 9.1/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with 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 tops the year's climate scores
Best window · 9.1/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (55°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 50 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.3 hours of daylight to work around it.
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.
Budget for 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 holds up well in Madeira — 3rd best month
Good · 7.9/10Expect 12°C (53°F) in September. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
104 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 7.9/10 on the same scale — 3rd of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
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.
Monthly rainfall reaches 157 mm — wet for this destination — but about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 7.5/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with 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.
Flexible dates? August scores 1.6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
November in Madeira: strong conditions, 8th of 12
Good · 7.3/10November averages 9°C (48°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Monthly rainfall reaches 101 mm — wet for this destination — but about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 7.3/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with 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.
Flexible dates? August scores 1.8 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
December in Madeira: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.1/10Expect 7°C (45°F) in December. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
170 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 6.1/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
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 — 3 points higher on the same scale.
