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Best time to visit The Azores
Portugal · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in The Azores
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- JanJThe Azores in January: ok, busy
- FebFThe Azores in February: ok
- MarMThe Azores in March: ok
- AprAThe Azores in April: good
- MayMThe Azores in May: good
- JunJThe Azores in June: sweet spot
- JulJThe Azores in July: sweet spot
- AugAThe Azores in August: sweet spot
- SepSThe Azores in September: ok, busy
- OctOThe Azores in October: ok
- NovNThe Azores in November: ok
- DecDThe Azores in December: ok
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in The Azores
- Pico da Vara Mountain in Portugal
- Sete Cidades Massif Mountain and crater lake in Portugal
- Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias Church in Azores, Portugal
- Parque Terra Nostra Botanical garden in Furnas, Sao Miguel Island, Azores
- Água de Pau Stratovolcano in São Miguel Island
- Church of the Jesuit College Church building in Azores, Portugal
- Conceição Palace Palace in Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Tours and tickets in The Azores
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16° | 14d | 83% | 7.3h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 16° | 13d | 81% | 7.9h | ok | 16C max, 13 rainy days |
| Mar | 16° | 12d | 80% | 9.3h | ok | 16C max, 12 rainy days |
| Apr | 17° | 14d | 81% | 10.4h | good | 17C max, 14 rainy days |
| May | 18° | 15d | 83% | 11.2h | good | 18C max, 15 rainy days |
| Jun | 21° | 9d | 82% | 12.5h | sweet spot | 21C max, 9 rainy days |
| Jul | 23° | 7d | 81% | 12.9h | sweet spot | 23C max, 7 rainy days |
| Aug | 24° | 8d | 81% | 12.2h | sweet spot | 24C max, 8 rainy days |
| Sep | 23° | 9d | 80% | 11.0h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Oct | 21° | 12d | 81% | 9.0h | ok | 21C max, 12 rainy days |
| Nov | 19° | 13d | 81% | 7.7h | ok | 19C max, 13 rainy days |
| Dec | 17° | 14d | 82% | 7.0h | ok | 17C max, 14 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Ponta Delgada, on São Miguel: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
The Azores's October days now average 21.2°C, 1.1°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 9 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 15.7° | 15.3° | 15.7° | 15.8° | 17.5° | 19.9° | 22.3° | 23.5° | 22.5° | 20.1° | 17.7° | 16.5° |
| 2017–26 | 16.3° | 16.0° | 16.0° | 16.8° | 18.3° | 20.8° | 22.9° | 24.5° | 23.5° | 21.2° | 18.7° | 17.0° |
| Change | +0.7° | +0.7° | +0.3° | +1.0° | +0.8° | +0.8° | +0.6° | +1.0° | +1.0° | +1.1° | +1.0° | +0.5° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far The Azores is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Lisbon
- from Casablanca
- from Madrid
- from Dublin
- from Barcelona
- from London
- from Paris
- from Brussels
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to The Azores, flying or not.
Before you go
Type C and F plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Euro. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise normal security precautions. US State Department: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. Everything for Portugal: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards and cash are both accepted. Use Multibanco cash machines, which mostly charge no fee; Euronet machines charge high fees and poor exchange rates.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Not expected; about 8 to 10% in restaurants for exemplary service. Round up taxi fares and add €1 to €2.
Getting around The Azores
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
Renting a car is by far the easiest way to get around the islands. In paid parking areas (main towns), use coins in the pay-and-display machines. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Azores, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (15)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/portugal/getting-help
- metrolisboa.pt/comprar/viajar-no-metro-com-cartao-bancario-contactless
- metrolisboa.pt/en/buy/viva-viagem-card
- carris.pt/compre/viagens-ocasionais
- observador.pt/2024/11/20/viagens-na-carris-podem-ser-pagas-com-cartao-bancario-contactless
- visitlisboa.com/en/p/useful-information
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Portugal
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lisbon
- uber.com/global/en/cities/lisbon
- bolt.eu/en/cities/lisbon
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
The Azores in pictures
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Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Richard King (Jsome1), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Sudzie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What The Azores is like
The archipelago of the Azores (Portuguese: Açores) is an autonomous region of Portugal. This group of islands of the Atlantic Ocean is an ultra-peripheral area of the European Union. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Start in São Miguel Island From Ponta Delgada (in São Miguel), fly to Faial. Do a whale watching tour. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Many activities and sights are accessible only through private tour companies. Half-day and all-day tours start at €50-60 and can cost upward of €100. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- The Azores are part of Portugal and therefore of the European Union and Schengen Area. The main entry point is Ponta Delgada Airport (PDL IATA)—also called João Paulo II Airport—on the island of São Miguel. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- There is very little crime in the Azores. What little crime exists is mostly drug-related. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Azores, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around The Azores
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Kind of place
The Azores is in Portugal, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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