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Sea temperature by month
30-year averages (1996–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
57°F
61°F
64°F
68°F
72°F
75°F
79°F
82°F
January
65.6°F(64°F–67°F)
February
64.4°F(63°F–66°F)
March
64.1°F(63°F–66°F)
April
64.8°F(64°F–66°F)
May
66.4°F(65°F–68°F)
June
69.1°F(67°F–71°F)
July
71.5°F(70°F–73°F)
August
73.4°F(72°F–75°F)
September
74.1°F(73°F–76°F)
October
72.9°F(72°F–74°F)
November
70.4°F(69°F–72°F)
December
67.5°F(66°F–69°F)
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MinMin °F | 6464.2 | 6363.0 | 6362.9 | 6463.8 | 6565.0 | 6767.5 | 7070.0 | 7272.0 | 7372.8 | 7271.6 | 6969.0 | 6666.3 |
| AvgAvg °F | 6665.6 | 6464.4 | 6464.1 | 6564.8 | 6666.4 | 6969.1 | 7271.5 | 7373.4 | 7474.1 | 7372.9 | 7070.4 | 6867.5 |
| MaxMax °F | 6767.0 | 6665.8 | 6665.9 | 6666.3 | 6868.1 | 7171.0 | 7373.3 | 7575.3 | 7675.7 | 7473.9 | 7271.7 | 6969.0 |
Warmest in September (74.1°F). Coldest in March (64.1°F). Comfortable for swimming from January to December.
About Madeira
Madeira rises from the Atlantic 800 kilometres southwest of mainland Portugal, crowned by 1862-metre Pico Ruivo and cloaked in the Laurissilva, the world's largest surviving primary laurel forest and a UNESCO site since 1999. Bathers skip the cliffs and pebbles for Calheta Beach, where yellow sand shipped from Morocco lies behind two breakwaters, or the 90-minute ferry to Porto Santo and its nine kilometres of natural golden sand. Sea temperatures hold at 22-23 °C from July through September, with Funchal airport twenty minutes from the capital.