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Best time to visit Azores (Ponta Delgada)

Early Jul–Mid Aug is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.9°C, with 1.7 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Azores (Ponta Delgada)
Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Azores (Ponta Delgada) season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 8.3)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 5.7)Late Jan: Off-season (season score 14.5)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 16.9)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 12.7)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 21.6)Early Mar: Avoid (season score 11.2)Mid Mar: Avoid (season score 11.2)Late Mar: Avoid (season score 10.9)Early Apr: Avoid (season score 12.7)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 30.5)Late Apr: Okay (season score 43.2)Early May: Okay (season score 47.6)Mid May: Good (season score 58.2)Late May: Good (season score 71.0)Early Jun: Great (season score 72.2)Mid Jun: Great (season score 81.9)Late Jun: Great (season score 85.0)Early Jul: Best (season score 92.6)Mid Jul: Best (season score 91.0)Late Jul: Best (season score 95.8)Early Aug: Best (season score 93.8)Mid Aug: Best (season score 94.6)Late Aug: Great (season score 85.4)Early Sep: Great (season score 83.8)Mid Sep: Great (season score 74.0)Late Sep: Good (season score 64.4)Early Oct: Okay (season score 49.0)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 44.4)Late Oct: Fair (season score 41.9)Early Nov: Okay (season score 54.9)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 50.2)Late Nov: Fair (season score 31.0)Early Dec: Fair (season score 30.6)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 4.2)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 6.8)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid17.1°C5.069.6%
FebruaryOff-season16.9°C4.967.9%
MarchAvoid17.0°C4.868.9%
AprilFair17.8°C4.468.5%
MayGood19.4°C4.065.1%
JuneGreat21.7°C2.459.7%
JulyBest24.3°C1.652.5%
AugustBest25.7°C2.245.3%
SeptemberGreat24.6°C3.452.2%
OctoberOkay22.2°C5.062.8%
NovemberOkay19.6°C4.465.1%
DecemberAvoid17.9°C5.470.0%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Azores (Ponta Delgada)?
Early Jul–Mid Aug. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.9°C, with 1.7 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Azores (Ponta Delgada)?
Mid Feb, Early Mar–Early Apr, Mid Dec–Mid Jan is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 17.3°C, with 5.2 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Azores (Ponta Delgada)?
January, October, December, with about 5.4 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: PONTA DELGADA(3 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.