Weather in Ponta Delgada in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Ponta Delgada in March
Going from a maximum of +17°C during the day to a minimum of +13°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +17°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +17°C.
Is Ponta Delgada warm or cold in March?
Ponta Delgada is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +16°C to +16°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 Ponta Delgada, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Ponta Delgada in March
Water in Ponta Delgada in March is Cold. It varies from +15°C to +17°C, with an average of +16°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +16°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Ponta Delgada in March?
Climate in Ponta Delgada in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +16°C | +17°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +7°C | +10°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +19°C | +20°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 74 mm | 77 mm | 62 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +16°C | +16°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 79% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1021 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +16°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 74 mm to 77 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 5 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 10 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 decreasing during March, going from 6 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Ponta Delgada?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Ponta Delgada in March 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.