When is the best time to visit Madeira?

The best time to visit Madeira is between April and September, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Madeira has four seasons without a desert summer or a guaranteed freeze. Pack for mixed weather. The good outdoor weeks are real, and so are the grey ones. Madeira is a city in Portugal. This page is about Madeira, not a country average.

Most visitors come for cities, walking and the milder stretch of the year. Treat midwinter as museums and food unless you like weather for its own sake. The monthly table owns the averages. This layer is how Madeira actually feels.

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Spring

Spring in Madeira is when the year becomes walkable again. March, April and May are mixed: bright days, wet days, and the odd reminder that winter has not fully left.

In Madeira the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. This is a good month-range for a city break that wants outdoor hours without betting the packing list on heat. Carry a shell.

Read Madeira in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Summer

Summer in Madeira is the most usable stretch of the year: June, July and August. Long days, milder nights, and outdoor weather that makes a city break feel like a holiday.

In Madeira the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. It is still a mixed-sky climate. A grey afternoon is not a surprise. Pack for sitting outside and for the hour you duck into a museum because the sky decided otherwise.

Read Madeira in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Autumn

Autumn in Madeira is the second spring, then a slide: September, October and November. Early weeks are for walking. Later weeks are for jackets and shorter outdoor plans.

In Madeira the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Rain returns as a planning constraint. Madeira in these months is still a good city-break climate if you pack for weather instead of for a brochure afternoon.

Read Madeira in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Winter

Winter in Madeira is grey, wet and short on daylight: December, January and February. Snow is possible and not the identity of the season. Museums, food and walking between showers are the trip.

In Madeira the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. A bright winter afternoon in Madeira is worth going out for. The rest of the day is not a failed summer. It is the climate this place actually has.

Read Madeira in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Average weather in Madeira

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 28 Aug 2026265 places covered

Where to stay in Madeira

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FAQs about Madeira

Climate averages for Madeira, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Madeira is between April and September, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

August is the hottest month, with an average around 24°C.

December is the wettest month, with about 104 mm of rain.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.