Weather in Ponta Delgada in February 2025
- February is usually the coldest month of the year in Ponta Delgada;
Average weather
Average temperature in Ponta Delgada in February
Going from a maximum of +17°C during the day to a minimum of +12°C during the night, the temperature in February averages around +16°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 40% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +15°C to +17°C.
Is Ponta Delgada warm or cold in February?
Ponta Delgada is typically mild in February.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +17°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +15°C to +14°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
February is the coldest month in Ponta Delgada, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Ponta Delgada in February
Water in Ponta Delgada in February is Fresh. It varies from +15°C to +17°C, with an average of +16°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +16°C.
The water temperature in February is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Ponta Delgada in February?
Climate in Ponta Delgada in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +16°C | +16°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +8°C | +7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +19°C | +19°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 86 mm | 74 mm | 77 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +16°C | +16°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 79% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1022 HPa | 1021 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
February weather is still as ok as in January. It’s getting colder in February. From +17°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +16°C. As February arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 86 mm to 74 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 80% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 5 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
March brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 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 Ponta Delgada is gradually increasing during February, going from 3 m/s to 9 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last February in Ponta Delgada?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Ponta Delgada in February has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+18°C) and the highest in 1998 (+20°C). The driest year was 1984 with only 426 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 1852 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Ponta Delgada, 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.