Ponta Delgada weather in October

In October, Ponta Delgada sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 108 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ponta Delgada's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ponta Delgada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:57 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
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.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ponta Delgada reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12120
22120
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42120
52119
62119
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Ponta Delgada weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 14°10213.39.74.5
Feb15° / 14°8610.610.54.4
Mar15° / 14°9712.211.74.5
Apr16° / 14°731012.94.8
May17° / 16°649.3145.6
Jun19° / 18°406.914.66.6
Jul21° / 20°184.714.37.6
Aug23° / 21°346.213.57.6
Sep22° / 21°589.912.36.8
Oct20° / 19°10813.9115.8
Nov18° / 17°8210.8105.6
Dec17° / 15°14414.79.44.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35446
45446
55347
65248
75149
85050
94951
104753
114753
124555
134357
144357
154258
164258
174159
184159
194159
204060
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
264060
274060
284159
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ponta Delgada gets around 108 mm of rain over 13.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
237
338
439
539
640
740
841
942
1042
1143
1244
1345
1446
1546
1647
1747
1848
1948
2048
2148
2248
2348
2447
2547
2646
2745
2844
2943
3042
3141

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
162541262
272541252
382541252
492540242
5102540232
6112540232
7122639221
8132638211
9152638211
10162637201
11172636201
12192635191
13202734191
14212733181
15222733181
16232732171
17242732160
18252831160
19262831150
20262831150
21272831140
22272831140
23282831130
24282831120
25292831120
26292831110
27302931110
28302931100
2931293190
3031293190
3131303180

Wind in October

Winds average 25 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
723breezy
823breezy
923breezy
1023breezy
1124breezy
1224breezy
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2126breezy
2226breezy
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2426breezy
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2726breezy
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3026breezy
3126breezy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:436:20
211.66:446:19
311.56:456:17
411.56:466:15
511.56:476:14
611.46:486:12
711.46:496:11
811.36:506:09
911.36:516:08
1011.26:526:06
1111.26:536:05
1211.26:546:04
1311.16:556:02
1411.16:566:01
1511.06:565:59
1611.06:575:58
1711.06:585:57
1810.96:595:55
1910.97:005:54
2010.97:025:53
2110.87:035:51
2210.87:045:50
2310.77:055:49
2410.77:065:48
2510.77:075:46
2610.67:085:45
2710.67:095:44
2810.67:105:43
2910.57:115:42
3010.57:125:41
3110.47:135:39

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.43 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 — October's 3.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.1Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ponta Delgada

In seasonPeak

In October, Ponta Delgada sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Mar
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May
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Aug
Sep
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Dec

Is October a good time to visit Ponta Delgada?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ponta Delgada in October

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

In October, Ponta Delgada sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Ponta Delgada in October

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in October — 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.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Ponta Delgada in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateAug 10UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
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.

Angra do HeroísmoCâmara de LobosSanto AntónioFunchalSão MartinhoCaniço

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
16 km
937 m
80 km
1,068 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October 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
Catholic 68%not applicable 13%no religion 12%no response 2%

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).