The climate of Caniço (Portugal)
Caniço or Caniço de Baixo is a city located in the Santa Cruz
municipality in the southeastern part of the main island Madeira of
the autonomous Madeira region. Caniço is a young city that was only
granted the status of city in 2005. Caniço is one of the most popular
tourist centers on the south coast of Madeira. The city is connected
to the beach by several roads and is located only a few kilometers
east of Funchal. Caniço is very popular among divers; a diving center
can be found here.
Caniço has a warm maritime climate sometimes referred to as a
subtropical climate. this climate type is characterized by the slight
differences between summer and winter and most precipitation falls
during the winter. Extremes in weather are uncommon because of the
influence of the Atlantic Ocean. However, when the so-called Leste wind
supplies dry and warm air from the Sahara temperatures may rise above
30 degrees Celsius.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Caniço
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
15
10
5
12
18
February
15
10
5
11
18
March
16
10
6
11
18
April
16
11
6
9
18
May
18
12
7
6
19
June
20
14
7
5
20
July
22
16
8
2
21
August
23
17
8
3
23
September
23
16
7
7
23
October
21
15
6
10
22
November
18
13
5
11
21
December
16
11
5
13
19
= 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:
Disclaimer
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