Ribeira Grande monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Ribeira Grande average temperature chart (Celsius) Ribeira Grande average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Ribeira Grande (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 14.6 14.2 14.7 15.5 17.5 19.9 22.5 23.7 22.3 19.5 17.1 15.5
°F 58.3 57.6 58.5 60 63.5 67.8 72.5 74.6 72.2 67.2 62.9 59.8

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.

Ribeira Grande monthly rainfall chart (mm) Ribeira Grande monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Ribeira Grande (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 122 108 92 72 61 54 41 58 94 107 123 127
inches 4.8 4.2 3.6 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.6 2.3 3.7 4.2 4.8 5
Rainy days 20 18 18 14 13 12 12 12 14 17 18 18

Average annual rainfall in Ribeira Grande: 1067.833mm (420.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Ribeira Grande

Ribeira Grande average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Ribeira Grande
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 3.3 3.6 4.1 5.4 6.2 6.1 7.8 8 6.2 4.9 3.7 3

Day / night temperatures

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

Ribeira Grande average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Ribeira Grande average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Ribeira Grande (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 10.5 9.9 10.4 11 12.6 14.8 17 18 17 15 13 11.5
Max °C 14.7 14.4 14.8 15.7 17.6 20 22.7 23.8 22.5 19.7 17.3 15.6
Min °F 50.9 49.7 50.7 51.7 54.7 58.6 62.5 64.4 62.5 58.9 55.3 52.6
Max °F 54.7 53.8 54.7 55.9 59.2 63.3 67.6 69.6 67.5 63.1 59.2 56.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Ribeira Grande average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Ribeira Grande average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Ribeira Grande 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.

Ribeira Grande average winspeed by month (km/h) Ribeira Grande average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Ribeira Grande (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 28 30 27 23 21 17 16 16 19 21 24 26
mph 17 18 17 14 13 11 10 10 12 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.

Ribeira Grande relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Ribeira Grande
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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Ribeira Grande weather stats

Ribeira Grande weather statistics
Hottest month: August 23.7°C 74.7°F
Driest month: July 41mm 1.6ins
Sunniest month: August 8hrs
Coldest month: February 14.2°C 57.6°F
Wettest month: December 127mm 5ins
Warmest sea: August 23.3°C 73.9°F
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