🇵🇹 Weather in Ponta Delgada in March
This is what the weather in Ponta Delgada (São Miguel, Azores, Portugal) was like in March in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
16.2 °C
15.1 °C – 17.1 °C
Avg. night-time low
14.6 °C
13.2 °C – 15.5 °C
Avg. rain days in period
9.3
30 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
38.1 mm
13.9 mm – 74.4 mm
Avg. cloud cover
63 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).
Extremes: Highest temperature 18.4 °C (3 Mar 2020) · Lowest temperature 10.9 °C (18 Mar 2026) · Avg. daily peak wind 33 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 24Sunny
- 129Partly cloudy
- 64Cloudy
- 71Light rain
- 22Rain
Summary
- On average 16.2 °C during the day and 14.6 °C at night.
- On average 9.3 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 38.1 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2023 (avg. 17.1 °C), coolest: 2026 (avg. 15.1 °C).
- Wettest year: 2018 (74.4 mm), driest: 2020 (13.9 mm).
- Extremes: 18.4 °C on 3 Mar 2020 and 10.9 °C on 18 Mar 2026.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
Charts
Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max15.1°Avg. min13.2°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 46.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 16.6 °C · Min 10.9 °C
2025
Avg. max15.6°Avg. min14.1°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 39.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 58 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 17.2 °C · Min 12.2 °C
2024
Avg. max16.4°Avg. min14.8°- Rain days
- 10 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 26.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 61 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 17.9 °C · Min 12.3 °C
2023
Avg. max17.1°Avg. min15.5°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 55.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 17.8 °C · Min 11.7 °C
2022
Avg. max16.5°Avg. min14.8°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 35.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 68 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 17.7 °C · Min 12.7 °C
2021
Avg. max16.0°Avg. min14.6°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 47.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 67 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 17.3 °C · Min 13.3 °C
2020
Avg. max16.6°Avg. min15.1°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 13.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 57 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 18.4 °C · Min 13.0 °C
2019
Avg. max16.3°Avg. min14.8°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 18.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 62 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 17.5 °C · Min 13.5 °C
2018
Avg. max16.5°Avg. min14.7°- Rain days
- 10 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 74.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 67 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 17.8 °C · Min 11.4 °C
2017
Avg. max16.0°Avg. min14.4°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 22.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 61 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 17.3 °C · Min 12.7 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Ponta Delgada in March?
- Daytime highs averaged 16.2 °C, night-time lows 14.6 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 18.4 °C (3 Mar 2020), the lowest 10.9 °C (18 Mar 2026).
- How often does it rain in Ponta Delgada in March?
- On average there were 9.3 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 38.1 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
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