Horta monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Horta

Horta average temperature chart (Celsius) Horta average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Horta (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 15.9 15.5 16 16.8 18.5 20.8 23.5 24.7 23.6 20.9 18.5 16.9
°F 60.6 60 60.8 62.2 65.4 69.5 74.2 76.5 74.4 69.6 65.4 62.3

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Horta monthly rainfall chart (mm) Horta monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Horta (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 116 102 86 67 58 50 37 54 90 103 117 121
inches 4.6 4 3.4 2.6 2.3 2 1.4 2.1 3.5 4.1 4.6 4.8
Rainy days 20 18 18 14 13 11 11 11 14 17 18 18

Average annual rainfall in Horta: 1009.3mm (397.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Horta

Horta average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Horta
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 3.3 3.7 4.2 5.5 6.3 6.2 8 8.2 6.4 5 3.7 3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Horta average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Horta average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Horta (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 11.8 11.2 11.7 12.3 13.8 15.9 18 19.2 18.3 16.2 14.4 12.9
Max °C 16 15.7 16.1 16.9 18.7 21 23.6 24.9 23.7 21 18.7 17
Min °F 53.2 52.1 53.1 54.1 56.8 60.5 64.4 66.5 64.9 61.2 57.8 55.1
Max °F 57 56.1 57 58.3 61.2 65.1 69.4 71.6 69.8 65.5 61.7 58.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Horta average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Horta average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Horta in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 16.4 15.9 15.9 16.3 17.4 19.3 21.8 23.3 22.8 20.9 19 17.5
°F 61.6 60.7 60.6 61.4 63.3 66.8 71.2 73.9 73 69.7 66.1 63.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Horta average winspeed by month (km/h) Horta average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Horta (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 27 29 26 23 20 17 15 16 18 20 23 26
mph 17 18 16 14 13 11 9 10 11 13 15 16

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Horta relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Horta
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
80% 80% 80% 79% 81% 81% 80% 80% 80% 79% 80% 81%

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Horta weather stats

Horta weather statistics
Hottest month: August 24.7°C 76.5°F
Driest month: July 37mm 1.5ins
Sunniest month: August 8.2hrs
Coldest month: February 15.5°C 59.9°F
Wettest month: December 121mm 4.8ins
Warmest sea: August 23.3°C 73.9°F
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