Ponta Delgada weather in February

In February, Ponta Delgada sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 86 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ponta Delgada's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ponta Delgada's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 86 mm; 10.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:41 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 10th clearest
Wind: 25 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Ponta Delgada is city seat of Ponta Delgada municipality, Azores, Portugal.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ponta Delgada reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	14
2	16	14
3	16	14
4	16	14
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	15	14
10	15	14
11	15	14
12	15	14
13	15	14
14	15	14
15	15	14
16	15	14
17	15	14
18	15	14
19	15	14
20	15	14
21	15	14
22	15	14
23	15	14
24	15	14
25	15	14
26	15	14
27	15	14
28	15	14

Ponta Delgada weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 14°	102	13.3	9.7	4.5
Feb	15° / 14°	86	10.6	10.5	4.4
Mar	15° / 14°	97	12.2	11.7	4.5
Apr	16° / 14°	73	10	12.9	4.8
May	17° / 16°	64	9.3	14	5.6
Jun	19° / 18°	40	6.9	14.6	6.6
Jul	21° / 20°	18	4.7	14.3	7.6
Aug	23° / 21°	34	6.2	13.5	7.6
Sep	22° / 21°	58	9.9	12.3	6.8
Oct	20° / 19°	108	13.9	11	5.8
Nov	18° / 17°	82	10.8	10	5.6
Dec	17° / 15°	144	14.7	9.4	4.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39
Cloudier (%)	64	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	39	61

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ponta Delgada gets around 86 mm of rain over 10.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	39
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	40
12	40
13	40
14	39
15	39
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	39
28	39

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	68	68	69	70	72	73	74	75	77	78	79	80	80	80	81	79	79	78	78	77	75
Comfortable (%)	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	23	22	21	20	20	20	19	20	20	21	21	22	24
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	69	30	1
2	69	30	1
3	68	31	1
4	68	31	1
5	67	32	1
6	67	32	1
7	67	32	1
8	68	31	1
9	68	31	1
10	69	30	1
11	70	29	1
12	72	28	0
13	73	27	0
14	74	26	0
15	75	25	0
16	77	23	0
17	78	22	0
18	79	21	0
19	80	20	0
20	80	20	0
21	80	20	0
22	81	19	0
23	79	20	1
24	79	20	1
25	78	21	1
26	78	21	1
27	77	22	1
28	75	24	1

Wind in February

Winds average 25 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	26	breezy
2	26	breezy
3	26	breezy
4	26	breezy
5	26	breezy
6	26	breezy
7	26	breezy
8	26	breezy
9	26	breezy
10	26	breezy
11	26	breezy
12	26	breezy
13	26	breezy
14	26	breezy
15	26	breezy
16	26	breezy
17	25	breezy
18	25	breezy
19	25	breezy
20	25	breezy
21	25	breezy
22	25	breezy
23	25	breezy
24	25	breezy
25	25	breezy
26	25	breezy
27	25	breezy
28	26	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:54 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:25
Sunset (PM)	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:54	5:58
2	10.1	7:53	6:00
3	10.1	7:52	6:01
4	10.2	7:51	6:02
5	10.2	7:51	6:03
6	10.2	7:50	6:04
7	10.3	7:49	6:05
8	10.3	7:48	6:06
9	10.3	7:47	6:07
10	10.4	7:46	6:08
11	10.4	7:45	6:09
12	10.4	7:44	6:11
13	10.5	7:43	6:12
14	10.5	7:42	6:13
15	10.6	7:41	6:14
16	10.6	7:40	6:15
17	10.6	7:38	6:16
18	10.7	7:37	6:17
19	10.7	7:36	6:18
20	10.7	7:35	6:19
21	10.8	7:34	6:20
22	10.8	7:32	6:21
23	10.9	7:31	6:22
24	10.9	7:30	6:23
25	10.9	7:29	6:24
26	11.0	7:27	6:25
27	11.0	7:26	6:26
28	11.0	7:25	6:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.2	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ponta Delgada

In seasonPeak

None of Ponta Delgada's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ponta Delgada sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane

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May

Jun

Jul

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Ponta Delgada?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ponta Delgada for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ponta Delgada in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Ponta Delgada sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Ponta Delgada in February

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in March near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 23 to Nov 6 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	16	16	17	18	20	22	23	23	21	19	18
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	20	Cool
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Ponta Delgada in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ponta Delgada peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	6	8	9	9	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Ponta Delgada?

Ponta Delgada sits at 37.7°N, 25.7°W, 12 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Angra do Heroísmo, 169 km away.

Topography around Ponta Delgada

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ponta Delgada.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ponta Delgada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 937 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m.

The land around Ponta Delgada is covered by water (48%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (66%) within 16 km, and water (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

228 m

water 48%

16 km

937 m

water 66%

80 km

1,068 m

water 92%

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← January Ponta Delgada year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Angra do Heroísmo 169 km · Câmara de Lobos 971 km · Santo António 973 km · Funchal 974 km · São Martinho 974 km · Caniço 981 km · Los Llanos de Aridane 1,240 km · Santa Cruz de la Palma 1,246 km

Portugal travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 60% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $32,082; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 95%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 8.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 612
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ponta Delgada (37.7395°, -25.6687°, elevation 12 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	14
2	16	14
3	16	14
4	16	14
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	15	14
10	15	14
11	15	14
12	15	14
13	15	14
14	15	14
15	15	14
16	15	14
17	15	14
18	15	14
19	15	14
20	15	14
21	15	14
22	15	14
23	15	14
24	15	14
25	15	14
26	15	14
27	15	14
28	15	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	39
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	40
12	40
13	40
14	39
15	39
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	39
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	69	30	1
2	69	30	1
3	68	31	1
4	68	31	1
5	67	32	1
6	67	32	1
7	67	32	1
8	68	31	1
9	68	31	1
10	69	30	1
11	70	29	1
12	72	28	0
13	73	27	0
14	74	26	0
15	75	25	0
16	77	23	0
17	78	22	0
18	79	21	0
19	80	20	0
20	80	20	0
21	80	20	0
22	81	19	0
23	79	20	1
24	79	20	1
25	78	21	1
26	78	21	1
27	77	22	1
28	75	24	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	14
2	16	14
3	16	14
4	16	14
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	15	14
10	15	14
11	15	14
12	15	14
13	15	14
14	15	14
15	15	14
16	15	14
17	15	14
18	15	14
19	15	14
20	15	14
21	15	14
22	15	14
23	15	14
24	15	14
25	15	14
26	15	14
27	15	14
28	15	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	39
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	40
12	40
13	40
14	39
15	39
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	39
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	69	30	1
2	69	30	1
3	68	31	1
4	68	31	1
5	67	32	1
6	67	32	1
7	67	32	1
8	68	31	1
9	68	31	1
10	69	30	1
11	70	29	1
12	72	28	0
13	73	27	0
14	74	26	0
15	75	25	0
16	77	23	0
17	78	22	0
18	79	21	0
19	80	20	0
20	80	20	0
21	80	20	0
22	81	19	0
23	79	20	1
24	79	20	1
25	78	21	1
26	78	21	1
27	77	22	1
28	75	24	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	14
2	16	14
3	16	14
4	16	14
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	15	14
10	15	14
11	15	14
12	15	14
13	15	14
14	15	14
15	15	14
16	15	14
17	15	14
18	15	14
19	15	14
20	15	14
21	15	14
22	15	14
23	15	14
24	15	14
25	15	14
26	15	14
27	15	14
28	15	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	39
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	40
12	40
13	40
14	39
15	39
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	39
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	69	30	1
2	69	30	1
3	68	31	1
4	68	31	1
5	67	32	1
6	67	32	1
7	67	32	1
8	68	31	1
9	68	31	1
10	69	30	1
11	70	29	1
12	72	28	0
13	73	27	0
14	74	26	0
15	75	25	0
16	77	23	0
17	78	22	0
18	79	21	0
19	80	20	0
20	80	20	0
21	80	20	0
22	81	19	0
23	79	20	1
24	79	20	1
25	78	21	1
26	78	21	1
27	77	22	1
28	75	24	1