Weather in Funchal in September 2024
- September is usually the hottest month of the year in Funchal;
Average weather
Average temperature in Funchal in September
The temperature in September is +25°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +27°C during the day and a minimum of +18°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +25°C to +24°C.
Is Funchal warm or cold in September?
Funchal is typically warm in September.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +24°C to +24°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +20°C to +20°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
September is the hottest month in Funchal, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Funchal in September
| August | September | October | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +24°C | +22°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +16°C | +13°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +37°C | +31°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 5 mm | 25 mm | 54 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 69% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 19 | 22 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
September typically has worse weather conditions compared to August. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +24°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 5 mm to 25 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during September, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 13 sunny days in August to 8 in September.
October brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 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 September, going from 5 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last September in Funchal?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Funchal in September has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2013 (+24°C) and the highest in 1987 (+30°C). The driest year was 1988 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1990 with 138 mm.
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Monthly weather in Funchal
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.