Weather in Funchal in May 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Funchal in May
The temperature in May is +21°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +24°C during the day and a minimum of +15°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +23°C to +20°C.
Is Funchal warm or cold in May?
Funchal is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +18°C to +19°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +14°C to +16°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Funchal:
Climate in Funchal in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +19°C | +21°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +11°C | +13°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +31°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 40 mm | 14 mm | 11 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 67% | 68% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 22 | 23 | 21 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as good as in April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +18°C to +19°C during the day. As May arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 40 mm to 14 mm. Humidity rises from 67% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in May, from 5 to 6.
June brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 8 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 May, going from 6 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Funchal?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Funchal in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2018 (+19°C) and the highest in 1995 (+26°C). The driest year was 2014 with only 0 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1991 with 0 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, 2022.
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.