Best time to visit Ponta Delgada
The best time to visit Ponta Delgada is June–September, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.2 °C / 61 °F | 14.8 °C / 59 °F | 104 mm / 4.1 in | good month |
| February | 15.6 °C / 60 °F | 14.1 °C / 57 °F | 98 mm / 3.9 in | good month |
| March | 15.5 °C / 60 °F | 14 °C / 57 °F | 94 mm / 3.7 in | good month |
| April | 15.9 °C / 61 °F | 14.4 °C / 58 °F | 82 mm / 3.2 in | good month |
| May | 17.2 °C / 63 °F | 15.9 °C / 61 °F | 71 mm / 2.8 in | good month |
| June | 19.2 °C / 67 °F | 17.9 °C / 64 °F | 42 mm / 1.7 in | best month |
| July | 21.4 °C / 71 °F | 20.1 °C / 68 °F | 16 mm / 0.6 in | best month |
| August | 22.8 °C / 73 °F | 21.4 °C / 71 °F | 36 mm / 1.4 in | best month |
| September | 22.1 °C / 72 °F | 20.7 °C / 69 °F | 61 mm / 2.4 in | best month |
| October | 20.5 °C / 69 °F | 19 °C / 66 °F | 108 mm / 4.2 in | good month |
| November | 18.3 °C / 65 °F | 16.8 °C / 62 °F | 94 mm / 3.7 in | good month |
| December | 17 °C / 63 °F | 15.4 °C / 60 °F | 150 mm / 5.9 in | neither best nor good |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: good
- FFebruary: good
- MMarch: good
- AApril: good
- MMay: good
- JJune: best
- JJuly: best
- AAugust: best
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: good
- NNovember: good
- DDecember: neither
- Best
- June–September
- Good
- January–May, October–November
Why these months
January · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 76%, feels like (high) 13.6 °C / 56 °F, average daily high 16.2 °C / 61 °F, precipitation 104 mm / 4.1 in, average daily low 14.8 °C / 59 °F, days with heavy rain 3.5 days.
Against: wet days 13.8 days, relative humidity 80%.
February · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 77%, feels like (high) 12.9 °C / 55 °F, average daily high 15.6 °C / 60 °F, precipitation 98 mm / 3.9 in, days with heavy rain 3 days, average daily low 14.1 °C / 57 °F.
Against: wet days 12.4 days, relative humidity 78%.
March · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 82%, feels like (high) 12.8 °C / 55 °F, precipitation 94 mm / 3.7 in, average daily high 15.5 °C / 60 °F, days with heavy rain 2.9 days, average daily low 14 °C / 57 °F.
Against: wet days 12.3 days, relative humidity 78%.
April · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 84%, feels like (high) 13.9 °C / 57 °F, precipitation 82 mm / 3.2 in, average daily high 15.9 °C / 61 °F, days with heavy rain 2.8 days, average daily low 14.4 °C / 58 °F, wet days 11.5 days.
Against: relative humidity 80%.
May · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 16.5 °C / 62 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 85%, average daily high 17.2 °C / 63 °F, precipitation 71 mm / 2.8 in, days with heavy rain 2.4 days, wet days 9.7 days, average daily low 15.9 °C / 61 °F.
Against: relative humidity 81%.
June · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 19.7 °C / 67 °F, average daily high 19.2 °C / 67 °F, precipitation 42 mm / 1.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, days with heavy rain 1.3 days, wet days 7 days, average daily low 17.9 °C / 64 °F.
Against: relative humidity 82%.
July · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 23 °C / 73 °F, average daily high 21.4 °C / 71 °F, precipitation 16 mm / 0.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, wet days 4.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 20.1 °C / 68 °F.
Against: relative humidity 82%.
August · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 24.8 °C / 77 °F, average daily high 22.8 °C / 73 °F, precipitation 36 mm / 1.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, wet days 6.3 days, average daily low 21.4 °C / 71 °F.
Against: relative humidity 81%.
September · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 22.8 °C / 73 °F, average daily high 22.1 °C / 72 °F, precipitation 61 mm / 2.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, wet days 9.8 days, average daily low 20.7 °C / 69 °F.
Against: relative humidity 78%.
October · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 19.7 °C / 67 °F, average daily high 20.5 °C / 69 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 82%, precipitation 108 mm / 4.2 in, average daily low 19 °C / 66 °F, days with heavy rain 3.5 days.
Against: wet days 14.4 days, relative humidity 79%.
November · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 16.4 °C / 62 °F, average daily high 18.3 °C / 65 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 77%, precipitation 94 mm / 3.7 in, days with heavy rain 3 days, average daily low 16.8 °C / 62 °F, wet days 12.1 days.
Against: relative humidity 77%.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: good
- FFebruary: good
- MMarch: best
- AApril: best
- MMay: best
- JJune: best
- JJuly: best
- AAugust: best
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: good
- DDecember: neither
- Best
- March–September
- Good
- January–February, November
Why these months
January · good
In its favour: average daily high 16.2 °C / 61 °F, precipitation 104 mm / 4.1 in, feels like (high) 13.6 °C / 56 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 76%, average daily low 14.8 °C / 59 °F, days with heavy rain 3.5 days.
Against: wet days 13.8 days, daylight per day 9.9 h, wind (daily max) 35 km/h / 21 mph.
February · good
In its favour: average daily high 15.6 °C / 60 °F, precipitation 98 mm / 3.9 in, feels like (high) 12.9 °C / 55 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 77%, average daily low 14.1 °C / 57 °F, days with heavy rain 3 days, daylight per day 10.8 h, wet days 12.4 days.
Against: wind (daily max) 34 km/h / 21 mph.
March · best
In its favour: average daily high 15.5 °C / 60 °F, precipitation 94 mm / 3.7 in, feels like (high) 12.8 °C / 55 °F, average daily low 14 °C / 57 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 82%, daylight per day 12 h, days with heavy rain 2.9 days, wet days 12.3 days.
Against: wind (daily max) 34 km/h / 21 mph.
April · best
In its favour: average daily high 15.9 °C / 61 °F, precipitation 82 mm / 3.2 in, feels like (high) 13.9 °C / 57 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 84%, daylight per day 13.2 h, days with heavy rain 2.8 days, average daily low 14.4 °C / 58 °F, wet days 11.5 days, wind (daily max) 32 km/h / 20 mph.
May · best
In its favour: average daily high 17.2 °C / 63 °F, precipitation 71 mm / 2.8 in, days with heavy rain 2.4 days, feels like (high) 16.5 °C / 62 °F, wet days 9.7 days, share of daylight that is sunny 85%, daylight per day 14.2 h, average daily low 15.9 °C / 61 °F, wind (daily max) 27 km/h / 17 mph.
June · best
In its favour: average daily high 19.2 °C / 67 °F, precipitation 42 mm / 1.7 in, wet days 7 days, days with heavy rain 1.3 days, feels like (high) 19.7 °C / 67 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, daylight per day 14.7 h, wind (daily max) 25 km/h / 15 mph.
Against: average daily low 17.9 °C / 64 °F.
July · best
In its favour: average daily high 21.4 °C / 71 °F, precipitation 16 mm / 0.6 in, wet days 4.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, daylight per day 14.5 h, feels like (high) 23 °C / 73 °F, wind (daily max) 22 km/h / 14 mph.
Against: average daily low 20.1 °C / 68 °F.
August · best
In its favour: average daily high 22.8 °C / 73 °F, precipitation 36 mm / 1.4 in, wet days 6.3 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, daylight per day 13.6 h, wind (daily max) 22 km/h / 14 mph, feels like (high) 24.8 °C / 77 °F.
Against: average daily low 21.4 °C / 71 °F.
September · best
In its favour: average daily high 22.1 °C / 72 °F, precipitation 61 mm / 2.4 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, daylight per day 12.4 h, wet days 9.8 days, feels like (high) 22.8 °C / 73 °F, wind (daily max) 25 km/h / 16 mph.
Against: average daily low 20.7 °C / 69 °F.
November · good
In its favour: average daily high 18.3 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 94 mm / 3.7 in, feels like (high) 16.4 °C / 62 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 77%, days with heavy rain 3 days, wet days 12.1 days, daylight per day 10.2 h, average daily low 16.8 °C / 62 °F, wind (daily max) 33 km/h / 21 mph.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is La Covatilla, 1746 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 13.6 °C | 12.9 °C | 12.8 °C | 13.9 °C | 16.5 °C | 19.7 °C | 23 °C | 24.8 °C | 22.8 °C | 19.7 °C | 16.4 °C | 14.4 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 3.5 days | 3 days | 2.9 days | 2.8 days | 2.4 days | 1.3 days | 0.1 days | 0.8 days | 1.6 days | 3.5 days | 3 days | 5 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 7 am | 10 am | 8 pm | 6 am | 6 am | 7 am | 4 pm | 6 am | 6 am | 10 am | 9 am | 4 am |
| Sunshine per day | 7.6 h | 8.4 h | 9.8 h | 11 h | 12.1 h | 12.9 h | 13.4 h | 12.6 h | 11 h | 9.2 h | 7.8 h | 6.9 h |
| Relative humidity | 80% | 78% | 78% | 80% | 81% | 82% | 82% | 81% | 78% | 79% | 77% | 78% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 11.3 µg/m³ | 11.8 µg/m³ | 12.9 µg/m³ | 12.2 µg/m³ | 10.7 µg/m³ | 10.8 µg/m³ | 8.2 µg/m³ | 7.8 µg/m³ | 9.7 µg/m³ | 10.9 µg/m³ | 10 µg/m³ | 9.9 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 15.1 µg/m³ | 15.3 µg/m³ | 16 µg/m³ | 15.6 µg/m³ | 13.6 µg/m³ | 14.1 µg/m³ | 10.7 µg/m³ | 10.1 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ | 14.3 µg/m³ | 13.2 µg/m³ | 12.9 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.