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THE AZORES · OCTOBER · SÃO MIGUEL October hands the Azores over to a quieter, wetter version of themselves. At Ponta Delgada the average high settles at 72.7°F, the average low at 62.8°F, and the sea offshore still reads 72.3°F, warmer than most Americans expect of the mid-Atlantic in fall. The bill arrives as rain: … Read more
THE AZORES · SEPTEMBER · PONTA DELGADA NORMALS September is the month the Azores hold on to summer water and start giving back rain. At Ponta Delgada the normal high is 77.0°F and the normal low 66.4°F, the sea off the islands averages 75.3°F, and rain reaches the gauge on 9.4 days out of thirty. … Read more
THE AZORES · AUGUST · 37.7° N Ponta Delgada in August runs to an average high of 78.8°F (26.0°C) and a sea surface averaging 77.0°F, the warmest water these islands get all year. That pairing is the whole argument for the month. The Azores still refuse to do Mediterranean heat: the average low holds at … Read more
THE AZORES · JULY · IPMA STATION 513 July is the driest month the Azores hand out at sea level, and the margin is bigger than the reputation of these islands suggests: 1.02 inches of rain at Ponta Delgada against 1.75 inches in June and 1.80 in August, in the 1991-2020 normals kept by IPMA, … Read more
THE AZORES · JUNE · SÃO MIGUEL NORMALS June on São Miguel opens with the longest days of the Azorean year and a sea that has not caught up to them. The official normals for Ponta Delgada give the month a 72.3°F average high, a 62.2°F average low and 1.75 inches of rain. Daylight on … Read more
AZORES · MAY · 1991–2020 NORMALS Two numbers set the month on São Miguel: an average high of 68.4°F (20.2°C) and a sea holding 65.9°F (18.8°C). May is where the Azorean spring tips warm without going hot. Rain falls on 8.7 days out of 31, total rainfall drops to 2.40 inches (61 mm) from 3.13 … Read more
