Weather comparison

Tenerife or Funchal, Madeira? The weather compared

Tenerife is 4.1 °C warmer by day over the year. The sea is 0.6 °C warmer at Tenerife. Tenerife gets 0.8 more hours of sunshine a day. Best time: Tenerife May – November, Funchal, Madeira May – September.

Holiday weather score by month

Tenerife
Mean of 8 destinations
1. 66
2. 68
3. 73
4. 79
5. 87
6. 92
7. 93
8. 95
9. 95
10. 92
11. 83
12. 70
Funchal, Madeira
1. 75
2. 79
3. 76
4. 82
5. 90
6. 100
7. 100
8. 100
9. 86
10. 74
11. 72
12. 72

Month by month

Holiday weather score, daytime high and sea temperature. Where one is clearly ahead, its month is highlighted.

Month	Tenerife	Funchal, Madeira
JanuaryJan	6622° / 20°	7517° / 19°
FebruaryFeb	6822° / 19°	7917° / 18°
MarchMar	7323° / 19°	7618° / 18°
AprilApr	7923° / 20°	8219° / 19°
MayMay	8725° / 20°	9020° / 20°
JuneJun	9226° / 22°	10023° / 21°
JulyJul	9328° / 22°	10025° / 22°
AugustAug	9529° / 23°	10026° / 24°
SeptemberSep	9528° / 24°	8625° / 24°
OctoberOct	9227° / 24°	7423° / 23°
NovemberNov	8324° / 23°	7220° / 22°
DecemberDec	7023° / 21°	7218° / 20°

Tenerife or Funchal, Madeira: quick answers

Which is warmer, Tenerife or Funchal, Madeira?

Over the year, Tenerife is 4.1 °C warmer by day (25.0 °C against 20.9 °C on average).

Where is the sea warmer, Tenerife or Funchal, Madeira?

At Tenerife, by 0.6 °C on average over the year.

Tenerife or Funchal, Madeira in winter?

From December to February, Funchal, Madeira has the better holiday weather: 75 against 68 points.

Tenerife or Funchal, Madeira in summer?

From June to August, Funchal, Madeira has the better holiday weather: 100 against 93 points.

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Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences