May to September: Funchal highs of 22.0 to 26.8°C, little rain

For hiking, May, June and September: dry, not hot

July and August are driest, at 1.7 and 1.3 mm, and the busiest

September: highs of 26.6°C and the warmest sea

Rainy season is October to January; December wettest at 94.8 mm

The peaks are clear at sunrise and in cloud by midday, all year

Funchal averages 20.0°C in January; every month in the guide