Weather in Funchal in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Funchal in August
The temperature in August is +25°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +29°C during the day and a minimum of +19°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +24°C to +25°C.
Is Funchal warm or cold in August?
Funchal is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +23°C to +24°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +19°C to +20°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is one of the warmest months in Funchal, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Funchal in August
Water in Funchal in August is Comfortable. It varies from +22°C to +25°C, with an average of +23°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +24°C.
The water temperature in August is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Funchal in August?
Climate in Funchal in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +24°C | +24°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +17°C | +16°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +37°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 4 mm | 5 mm | 27 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +23°C | +24°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 69% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August often has better weather than July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +23°C to +24°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 4 mm to 5 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 12 sunny days during the month.
Next month (September) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Funchal is gradually decreasing during August, going from 6 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Funchal?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Funchal in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+19°C) and the highest in 2020 (+22°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 172 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1641 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Funchal, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.