Weather in Ponta Delgada in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Ponta Delgada in October
Going from a maximum of +75°F during the day to a minimum of +61°F during the night, the temperature in October averages around +70°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +70°F to +68°F.
Is Ponta Delgada warm or cold in October?
Ponta Delgada is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +73°F to +70°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +70°F to +66°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Ponta Delgada:
Water temperature in Ponta Delgada in October
Water in Ponta Delgada in October is Comfortable. It varies from +65°F to +74°F, with an average of +70°F. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +70°F.
In October, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Ponta Delgada in October?
Climate in Ponta Delgada in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +73°F | +70°F | +66°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +57°F | +55°F | +52°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +82°F | +77°F | +73°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 53 mm | 88 mm | 88 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +74°F | +70°F | +66°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 78% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 18 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as ok as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +73°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +70°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 53 mm to 88 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 78%. Winds are stronger in comparison to September, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in September to 2 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Ponta Delgada is gradually increasing during October, going from 5 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Ponta Delgada?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Ponta Delgada in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+65°F) and the highest in 1998 (+68°F). The driest year was 1984 with only 426 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 1852 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Ponta Delgada, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.