Weather in Ponta Delgada in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Ponta Delgada in May
Going from a maximum of +20°C during the day to a minimum of +14°C during the night, the temperature in May averages around +18°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +19°C.
Is Ponta Delgada warm or cold in May?
Ponta Delgada is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +17°C to +18°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +15°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 Ponta Delgada:
Water temperature in Ponta Delgada in May
Water in Ponta Delgada in May is Fresh. It varies from +16°C to +19°C, with an average of +18°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +18°C.
In May, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Ponta Delgada in May?
Climate in Ponta Delgada in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +18°C | +20°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +10°C | +12°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +22°C | +24°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 62 mm | 46 mm | 31 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +18°C | +20°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 79% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1022 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | 18 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as ok as in April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +17°C to +18°C during the day. As May arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 62 mm to 46 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 79%. Winds are calmer in comparison to April, going down from 5 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
June brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 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 Ponta Delgada is gradually increasing during May, going from 4 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Ponta Delgada?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Ponta Delgada in May 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.