Weather in Funchal in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Funchal;
Average weather
Average temperature in Funchal in December
The temperature in December is +68°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +75°F during the day and a minimum of +55°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 9% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +70°F to +72°F.
Is Funchal warm or cold in December?
Funchal is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +68°F to +64°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +63°F to +59°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Funchal:
Climate in Funchal in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +68°F | +64°F | +63°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +52°F | +52°F | +48°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +79°F | +77°F | +75°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 67 mm | 91 mm | 59 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 70% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1022 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | 24 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +68°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +64°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 67 mm to 91 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Funchal is gradually increasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Funchal?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Funchal in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2014 (+65°F) and the highest in 2015 (+73°F). The driest year was 2011 with only 2 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 383 mm.
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Monthly weather in Funchal
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Funchal, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.