Weather in Funchal in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Funchal in October
The temperature in October is +24°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +26°C during the day and a minimum of +17°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +24°C to +24°C.
Is Funchal warm or cold in October?
Funchal is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +24°C to +22°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +20°C to +19°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Funchal:
Climate in Funchal in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +22°C | +20°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +13°C | +11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +26°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 25 mm | 54 mm | 67 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 70% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 19 | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as good as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +24°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +22°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 25 mm to 54 mm. Humidity rises from 69% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 8 sunny days in September to 5 in October.
November 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 decreasing during October, going from 7 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Funchal?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Funchal in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2013 (+23°C) and the highest in 2011 (+27°C). The driest year was 2000 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 168 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.