Weather in Funchal in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Funchal in March
The temperature in March is +20°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +24°C during the day and a minimum of +12°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +21°C to +19°C.
Is Funchal warm or cold in March?
Funchal is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +17°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +14°C to +14°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
March is one of the coolest months in Funchal, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Funchal in March
Water in Funchal in March is Fresh. It varies from +17°C to +19°C, with an average of +18°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +17°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Funchal in March?
Climate in Funchal in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +17°C | +18°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +8°C | +10°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +26°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 54 mm | 54 mm | 39 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +18°C | +18°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 69% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1021 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +17°C for average maximum temperature during the day. The rainfall amount in March stays the same as in the previous month with a 54 mm of total precipitation. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 4 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 3 to 4.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 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 increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Funchal?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Funchal in March 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.