Weather in Madeira in June
Averages, what the month actually feels like, and what is on while you are here.
June averages
| Measurement | Funchal, south coast | Santana, north coast | Pico do ArieiroModel grid cell at 1,758 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 23 °C | 20 °C | 13 °C |
| Average low | 18 °C | 15 °C | 6 °C |
| Daylight | 14.3 h | 14.3 h | 14.3 h |
| Sea temperature | 22 °C | – | – |
Temperature and daylight, averaged over the ten years from 2016 to 2025 and recomputed from the Open-Meteo archive rather than typed in by hand. The model works in cells roughly ten kilometres across, so each column describes an area rather than one thermometer. Checked against IPMA's Funchal normal, the temperatures land within about a degree and a half. Sea temperature averages the years 2022 to 2025. The marine record is shorter than the air record, so it rests on fewer years.
Rain in June
Funchal averages 7 mm of rain in June, on 1 day with a millimetre or more.
The north coast around Santana and the mountains above a thousand metres are wetter than the seafront in every month of the year, often several times over. IPMA publishes no station normal for Santana or Pico do Arieiro, so this page puts no millimetre figure on them rather than one it cannot check.
Rainfall: the IPMA climate normal for the Funchal observatory (station 522, 58 m), averaged over the 30 years from 1981 to 2010. The ten-year reanalysis behind the table above is not used for rain. Its grid cell is about ten kilometres across, so it averages the Funchal seafront with the slopes that climb steeply behind the city, where most of the island's summer rain falls. Measured against this normal it runs roughly ten times high in June, July and August.
What June feels like
June is warm and settled, with the longest days of the year. The sea has caught up enough to swim in without flinching, and the evenings stay comfortable outdoors.
What to pack
Summer clothes, swimwear, and a light layer for the mountains, which run about ten degrees below the coast.
What to do in June
Atlantic Festival fireworks light up Funchal bay on Saturday nights. Sea swimming, coastal walks and the high ridge are all at their best.
Worth knowing before you book
The capacete is at its most stubborn in June and can keep the south coast grey all morning. The summits are usually above it, which is the argument for an early start.
Cruise ships in June
5 ship calls at Funchal in June, which is what fills the old town and the cable car on a weekday morning.
Busiest days: Wednesday, June 30, Sunday, June 13, Monday, June 14
What is on in June
Quick answers
- How warm is Madeira in June?
- In Funchal an average June day reaches 23 °C and falls to 18 °C overnight. Pico do Arieiro averages 13 °C in the same month, so the mountains need their own layer.
- Does it rain in Madeira in June?
- Funchal records about 7 mm across June, on 1 day with a millimetre or more of rain. The north coast and the mountains take several times as much in the same weeks, which is why the two halves of the island can look like different holidays.
- Can you swim in the sea in June?
- The sea off Funchal averages 22 °C in June. Madeira has no shallow shelf to warm it, so the water stays close to that figure all month.
- How long are the days in June?
- About 14.3 hours between sunrise and sunset, which sets how much of a long levada walk you can fit in before dark.