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The climate of Azores (Portugal)
The Azores are an autonomous archipelago with the same rights as Madeira. The Azores consist of nine islands, São Miguel is the largest of these islands. Parliament has its seat in the largest city, Ponta Delgada, the capital is Angra do Heroismo. The other islands are: Corvo, Flores, Faial, Pico, São Jorge, Graciosa, Terceira and Santa Maria. All of these islands are inhabited. The Azores are not a tourist destination par excellence with mass tourism which makes this an ideal destination for a relaxed holiday. Most tourists come here to enjoy the beautiful scenery, nowadays you can also go whale spotting. Because the Azores are situated in an atmospheric high pressure area the climate is pleasantly mild. However, heavy showers are not uncommon. Changes in weather may occur very rapidly, this is why the climate is also referred to as four seasons in one day. Because the Azores are fairly wet the scenery is beautifully green. The Ponta do Pico volcano on Pico Island is the highest point in Portugal with an altitude of 2,300 meters.

 

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Azores

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 16 11 3 19 17
February 16 10 4 17 16
March 16 11 4 17 16
April 17 11 5 13 16
May 19 13 6 12 17
June 21 15 6 10 19
July 23 16 7 9 22
August 25 18 7 9 23
September 24 17 6 13 23
October 21 15 5 16 21
November 18 13 4 17 19
December 17 12 3 17 18
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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