Weather in Funchal

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:17 am (WET)

Now · mainly clear 67 °F

Feels like: 69 °F
Low / high: 67 / 74 °F
Rain: 100% · 0.00 in
Wind: 4 mph N

↘ 30.09 inHg · falling

Today in Funchal: fog, 67 °F to 74 °F, with a 100% chance of rain (0.00 in) and a light breeze from the north (4 mph). Tomorrow, fog, 67 °F to 73 °F and a 100% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Monday 2, at 76 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Madeira (LPMA), 9.1 mi away · 17 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature70 °F

Wind2 mph from the north

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

74° 67°
Today
73° 67°
Fri 30
70° 66°
Sat 31
71° 69°
Sun 1
76° 65°
Mon 2
73° 60°
Tue 3
71° 60°
Wed 4
73° 61°
Thu 5
71° 66°
Fri 6
72° 63°
Sat 7
68° 62°
Sun 8
72° 63°
Mon 9
71° 62°
Tue 10
71° 61°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Fog	67 / 74 °F	100% · 0.00 in	6 mph NE	4.4 ft	3:20 am · 3:48 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Fog	67 / 73 °F	100%	5 mph SSE	3.9 ft	4:10 am · 4:44 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Light showers	66 / 70 °F	88% · 1.54 in	7 mph SSE	4.7 ft	5:09 am · 5:52 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Thunderstorm	69 / 71 °F	74% · 1.54 in	12 mph SSE	4.7 ft	6:20 am · 7:16 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Thunderstorm	65 / 76 °F	59% · 0.15 in	6 mph ESE	4.3 ft	7:44 am · 8:44 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	60 / 73 °F	69% · 0.10 in	2 mph E	3.3 ft	9:05 am · 9:55 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Drizzle	60 / 71 °F	67% · 0.14 in	1 mph W	3.1 ft	10:12 am · 10:50 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Drizzle	61 / 73 °F	76% · 0.26 in	4 mph SSW	3.7 ft	11:04 am · 11:33 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light showers	66 / 71 °F	86% · 1.46 in	4 mph S	5.1 ft	11:48 am	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	63 / 72 °F	72% · 0.17 in	3 mph SSW	6.0 ft	12:11 am · 12:27 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light rain	62 / 68 °F	77% · 0.77 in	3 mph SSW	6.2 ft	12:46 am · 1:03 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Heavy drizzle	63 / 72 °F	76% · 0.63 in	4 mph SW	7.2 ft	1:19 am · 1:37 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	62 / 71 °F	76% · 0.14 in	2 mph NW	6.0 ft	1:51 am · 2:10 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Drizzle	61 / 71 °F	69% · 0.14 in	2 mph NW	4.3 ft	2:24 am · 2:44 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: ICON-EU until Monday 2 7:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 3:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Clear	Clear sky	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Fog	Fog
Temperature	67°	67°	67°	71°	74°	74°	71°	68°
Chance of rain	27%	25%	14%	6%	43%	96%	100%	39%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	4 NNW	4 N	4 N	2 E	5 S	4 S	2 SSW	2 NNE
Humidity	89%	87%	81%	75%	80%	86%	97%	94%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
Model	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	74°	74°	75°	69°	74°	73°	71°
AIFS	74°	73°	73°	71°	73°	73°	73°
GFS	78°	75°	75°	69°	77°	77°	75°
ICON	77°	75°	71°	73°	78°	80°	76°
ARPEGE	78°	77°	72°	74°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	74°	73°	70°	71°	—	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.20 in	0.09 in	0.26 in	1.61 in	0.13 in	0.10 in	0.14 in
AIFS	0.05 in	0.02 in	0.45 in	0.61 in	0.17 in	0.09 in	0.02 in
GFS	0.04 in	0.03 in	0.11 in	0.30 in	0.01 in	0.05 in	0.08 in
ICON	0	0	1.20 in	1.14 in	0.02 in	0	0
ARPEGE	0	0	0.25 in	0.33 in	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0.00 in	0	1.54 in	1.54 in	—	—	—
Confidence	medium	high	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	211	111	317	423	313	215	113
AIFS	2	2	6	6	6	5	3
GFS	63	53	66	915	811	54	63
ICON	411	412	844	1156	734	513	317
ARPEGE	614	614	922	822	—	—	—
ICON-EU	616	512	731	1245	—	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	100%	100%	88%	74%	59%	69%	67%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	16%	3%	27%	65%	39%	19%	16%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and a bit wetter.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Normal +0.5 °F	Above +64%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.1 °F	Above +81%	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	70° / 63°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	69° / 62°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	68° / 62°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal
December	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal
January	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +31%
February	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +38%
March	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Funchal climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Funchal is from June to September: highs of 73 °F to 78 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

65° 55°

JanJ
65° 55°

FebF
66° 56°

MarM
67° 56°

AprA
70° 59°

MayM
73° 62°

JunJ
76° 65°

JulJ
78° 67°

AugA
77° 66°

SepS
74° 64°

OctO
71° 60°

NovN
67° 58°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	65°	55°	2.37 in	5	5.1	66°	7.3 ft
FebruaryFeb	65°	55°	2.07 in	5	5.4	65°	7.9 ft
MarchMar	66°	56°	1.83 in	5	7.1	64°	7.4 ft
AprilApr	67°	56°	1.50 in	3	7.3	65°	6.5 ft
MayMay	70°	59°	1.00 in	2	7.9	67°	5.5 ft
JuneJun	73°	62°	0.38 in	1	7.8	70°	4.5 ft
JulyJul	76°	65°	0.11 in	0	8.1	72°	4.4 ft
AugustAug	78°	67°	0.21 in	0	7.9	74°	4.4 ft
SeptemberSep	77°	66°	1.63 in	2	6.8	75°	5.0 ft
OctoberOct	74°	64°	3.52 in	5	6.1	73°	6.2 ft
NovemberNov	71°	60°	3.08 in	5	4.9	70°	7.5 ft
DecemberDec	67°	58°	4.36 in	7	4.6	68°	7.4 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	66°	7.3 ft
Feb	65°	7.9 ft
Mar	64°	7.4 ft
Apr	65°	6.5 ft
May	67°	5.5 ft
Jun	70°	4.5 ft
Jul	72°	4.4 ft
Aug	74°	4.4 ft
Sep	75°	5.0 ft
Oct	73°	6.2 ft
Nov	70°	7.5 ft
Dec	68°	7.4 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 22.06 in of rain on about 39 days and about 2,400 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now67 °Ffeels like 69 °F

Tomorrow67 / 73 °F

It's 67 °F now (feels like 69 °F). Today, 67 °F to 74 °F; tomorrow, 67 °F to 73 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 100% 0.00 in
Fri 30 100%
Sat 31 88% 1.54 in
Sun 1 74% 1.54 in
Mon 2 59% 0.15 in
Tue 3 69% 0.10 in
Wed 4 67% 0.14 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 100%, with 0.00 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 100% and 0.00 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.14 in; last 7 days, 0.63 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity85%

Dew point62 °F

Humidity is 85% now and the dew point is 62 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now18 migood

Clouds12%

Visibility is good now (18 mi). There may be fog today at 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Fri 30: 5 · Sat 31: 3 · Sun 1: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.1030.20 30.03

Falling now (−0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.06 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 41

PollenNoneToday, at most none.

Saharan dust: moderate.

Pollen: Copernicus CAMS model (a rough guide, not a pollen trap). Levels use each type's usual thresholds.

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light rain	64 / 76 °F	0.28 in	2 mph SE
Tue 27	Light drizzle	62 / 74 °F	0.09 in	2 mph NE
Mon 26	Light drizzle	60 / 76 °F	0.06 in	2 mph W
Sun 25	Overcast	59 / 75 °F	0	2 mph E
Sat 24	Light drizzle	63 / 74 °F	0.06 in	2 mph ENE
Fri 23	Heavy drizzle	64 / 72 °F	0.24 in	5 mph NE
Thu 22	Drizzle	64 / 73 °F	0.21 in	2 mph ENE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Drizzle	65 / 70 °F	0.23 in	3 mph ENE
Tue 20	Drizzle	64 / 71 °F	0.28 in	2 mph NNE
Mon 19	Drizzle	61 / 71 °F	0.14 in	2 mph NNW
Sun 18	Light rain	64 / 69 °F	0.41 in	4 mph N
Sat 17	Overcast	66 / 79 °F	0	3 mph NNE
Fri 16	Overcast	61 / 80 °F	0	2 mph NE
Thu 15	Overcast	61 / 78 °F	0	1 mph NNE
Wed 14	Light drizzle	66 / 75 °F	0.13 in	2 mph NE
Tue 13	Light drizzle	61 / 76 °F	0.02 in	2 mph NE
Mon 12	Light drizzle	64 / 75 °F	0.02 in	2 mph NNE
Sun 11	Light drizzle	60 / 77 °F	0.01 in	2 mph N
Sat 10	Drizzle	62 / 75 °F	0.20 in	2 mph N
Fri 9	Drizzle	63 / 74 °F	0.36 in	3 mph N
Thu 8	Drizzle	63 / 74 °F	0.28 in	4 mph N
Wed 7	Drizzle	62 / 71 °F	0.13 in	4 mph NNW
Tue 6	Light drizzle	61 / 78 °F	0.01 in	2 mph NNW
Mon 5	Drizzle	65 / 78 °F	0.24 in	2 mph N
Sun 4	Drizzle	64 / 77 °F	0.08 in	3 mph NNE
Sat 3	Light drizzle	65 / 73 °F	0.06 in	2 mph N
Fri 2	Drizzle	63 / 76 °F	0.20 in	2 mph NNE
Thu 1	Drizzle	66 / 75 °F	0.12 in	4 mph NNE
Wed 30	Light rain	69 / 74 °F	0.59 in	3 mph N
Tue 29	Drizzle	68 / 83 °F	0.22 in	3 mph SW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in FunchalQuestions

What's the weather like today in Funchal?

Fog, from 67 °F to 74 °F, with a light breeze from the north (4 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Funchal?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 100% (0.00 in): fog.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 60 °F and a high of 76 °F; the warmest day, Monday 2.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.09 inHg and falling: −0.09 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Funchal?

The best time to visit Funchal is from June to September: highs of 73 °F to 78 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Funchal in October?

In October, Funchal normally sees highs of 74 °F and lows of 64 °F, with about 5 rainy days (3.52 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 73 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Funchal?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 78 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 55 °F. The wettest is December (4.36 in) and the driest, July.

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Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 7.3 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 4:17 am (local time).

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