Santa Cruz weather by month

Check out Santa Cruz weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & daylight
UV levels & humidity

Temperature in Santa Cruz (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	19	18	19	19	21	22	24	25	25	24	22	19
Min temperature (night-time)	13	13	13	14	15	17	19	19	19	18	16	14
Heat & Humidity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	L	0	0	0	0
Sea temperature	18	18	18	18	19	20	21	23	23	22	21	19

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & Daylight in Santa Cruz

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	5	5	6	6	7	6	8	8	7	6	5	5
Daily hours of daylight	10	11	12	13	14	14	14	13	12	11	10	10
UV Index (Maximum)	3	5	6	8	9	10	10	10	8	6	4	3

Rainfall in Santa Cruz

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	20	18	18	15	14	12	12	12	15	17	19	19
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	96	82	64	38	18	10	2	5	22	72	92	91

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The climate guide for Madeira (Santa Cruz) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

Santa Cruz weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 19°C in Santa Cruz, Madeira in January based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 96 mm of rainfall in the month.

19
19°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
20
20 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
96
96 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
18
18°C sea temperature

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Santa Cruz weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 18°C in Santa Cruz, Madeira in February based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 18 days with some rainfall and typically 82 mm of rainfall in the month.

18
18°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
18
18 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
82
82 mm of monthly rainfall
5
5 (Moderate) UV index
18
18°C sea temperature

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Santa Cruz weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 19°C in Santa Cruz, Madeira in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 18 days with some rainfall and typically 64 mm of rainfall in the month.

19
19°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
18
18 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
64
64 mm of monthly rainfall
6
6 (High) UV index
18
18°C sea temperature

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Santa Cruz weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 19°C in Santa Cruz, Madeira in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall.

19
19°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
14
14°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
38
38 mm of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index
18
18°C sea temperature

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Santa Cruz weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 21°C in Santa Cruz, Madeira in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall.

21
21°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
15
15°C min night temperature
14
14 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
18
18 mm of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index
19
19°C sea temperature

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Santa Cruz weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 22°C in Santa Cruz, Madeira in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall.

22
22°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
17
17°C min night temperature
14
14 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
10
10 mm of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
20
20°C sea temperature

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Santa Cruz weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 24°C in Santa Cruz, Madeira in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall.

24
24°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
19
19°C min night temperature
14
14 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
2
2 mm of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
21
21°C sea temperature

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Santa Cruz weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 25°C in Santa Cruz, Madeira in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall.

25
25°C max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
12
12 days with some rainfall
19
19°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
5
5 mm of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
23
23°C sea temperature

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Santa Cruz weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 25°C in Santa Cruz, Madeira in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall.

25
25°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
19
19°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
22
22 mm of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index
23
23°C sea temperature

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Santa Cruz weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 24°C in Santa Cruz, Madeira in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 72 mm of rainfall in the month.

24
24°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
18
18°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
72
72 mm of monthly rainfall
6
6 (High) UV index
22
22°C sea temperature

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Santa Cruz weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 22°C in Santa Cruz, Madeira in November based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 19 days with some rainfall and typically 92 mm of rainfall in the month.

22
22°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
19
19 days with some rainfall
16
16°C min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
92
92 mm of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
21
21°C sea temperature

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Santa Cruz weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 19°C in Santa Cruz, Madeira in December based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 19 days with some rainfall and typically 91 mm of rainfall in the month.

19
19°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
19
19 days with some rainfall
14
14°C min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
91
91 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
19
19°C sea temperature

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