Best: Aug · Great: May-Jul, Sep
Weather shifts through genuine seasons here, from February's cool stretch to August's warmth, with rain a little heavier around December and lighter around July — real variation, but nothing as sharp as a true monsoon or Mediterranean dry season. In August, expect highs around 24°C with rain on roughly 6 days of the month.
Hiking trails to volcanic crater lakes are the signature activity, alongside whale watching and thermal pools on São Miguel.
Try Azorean cozido, a stew traditionally cooked using volcanic heat.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect mild days around 16°/13°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 14°/13°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 16°/14°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 17°/14°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/15°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/17°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/18°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/20°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/19°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/17°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/15°C, with very wet conditions (~16 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 17°/14°C, with very wet conditions (~17 rainy days).