Weather in Santa Cruz

Calculated from weather data of Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo (LPMA) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	66.0	70.0	65.0	67.0	64.0	67.0
February	66.0	70.0	65.0	67.0	66.0	69.0
March	67.0	68.0	69.0	65.0	66.0	66.0
April	68.0		71.0	67.0	69.0	69.0
May	72.0		73.0	72.0	72.0	73.0
June	74.0		76.0	74.0	74.0	74.0
July	77.0		78.0	77.0	77.0	78.0
August	80.0		83.0	78.0	80.0	80.0
September	78.0		79.0	79.0	78.0	78.0
October	76.0		80.0	76.0	76.0	74.0
November	71.0		73.0	73.0	71.0	70.0
December	68.0		70.0	71.0	68.0	67.0
Average	72.0	69.0	74.0	72.0	72.0	72.0

4th highest temperature of Portugal

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	60.0	63	59	61	58	59
February	59.0	62	57	61	57	60
March	59.0	59	61	57	59	59
April	60.0		62	59	60	60
May	63.0		64	63	63	64
June	66.0		68	65	65	66
July	68.0		70	68	68	68
August	71.0		73	69	71	71
September	70.0		70	70	70	70
October	68.0		70	68	68	67
November	64.0		65	65	63	62
December	62.0		63	63	62	60
Average	64.0	62.0	65.0	64.0	64.0	64.0

17th lowest temperature of Portugal

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	8	3	4	2
77 °F or warmer	0	92	41	56	64
68 °F or warmer	51	275	237	241	242
32 °F or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	6.2	8	7	6	10	2
February	6.1	5	6	7	7	3
March	4.6	3	2	7	5	7
April	4.4		1	7	3	5
May	2.1		3	1	2	2
June	3.4		5	1	4	7
July	1.4		2	1	1	1
August	1.6		1	1	3	1
September	2.4		4	2	3	3
October	4.5		4	3	3	3
November	5.7		1	5	5	9
December	6.9		3	12	7	7
Average	4.1	5.4	3.1	3.9	4.1	3.9

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	11.2	12	12	12	8	11
February	11.5	12	12	14	10	10
March	12.0	11	10	10	13	13
April	11.2		13	12	10	10
May	12.3		13	13	14	12
June	11.7		12	11	13	12
July	13.3		12	13	15	15
August	13.5		14	13	11	14
September	11.0		9	9	10	10
October	11.3		10	13	11	11
November	10.1		9	8	11	12
December	10.9		10	13	12	10
Average	11.7	11.6	11.4	11.6	11.6	11.8

5th highest wind speed of Portugal

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SW	N	NE	N	NW
February	N	N	N	N	NE
March	N	NE	N	N	N
April		N	N	N	NW
May		N	N	N	N
June		NE	N	N	N
July		N	N	N	N
August		NE	N	NE	NE
September		N	NE	N	NE
October		W	N	N	N
November		N	NE	N	N
December		N	SW	N	N

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Santa Cruz weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Santa Cruz?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 80 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Santa Cruz?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 66 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Santa Cruz?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 6.9 %.

Which month is the driest in Santa Cruz?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 1.4 %.