The climate is temperate continental Portugal and varies from south to north warmer cooler and rainy. In the southern summer runs from March to October with temperatures up to 35 º C and sea water at 24 ° C. The north has more rainfall and lower temperatures (but rarely below 0 ° C on the coast, the interior can be more harsh), the sea water between 15 C and 20 ° C. The coastal climate is milder than the climate of the interior. There is snow sometimes in February in the mountains of north and center.

In the Azores the temperatures are mild, but there are frequent rains in the winter.

Madeira is a tropical (still with heavy rains of winter) there is a big difference between the area of Funchal due to less rainfall than the rest of the island.