Sete Cidades Temperature by Month
Sete Cidades, Azores, Portugal has an average annual maximum temperature of 20°C (68°F), with moderate seasonal shifts ranging from 17°C (63°F) in February to 24°C (75°F) in August. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Sete Cidades Monthly Temperatures
Sete Cidades experiences balanced seasonal shifts, with noticeable but moderate temperature variations. At night, minimum temperatures range from 21°C (70°F) in August to 14°C (57°F) in February.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Sete Cidades by month:
Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM. August, the city's warmest month, sees 215 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Sete Cidades vs Portugal
The map below shows the annual temperature across Portugal. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Sete Cidades vs World: Temperature Compared
Sete Cidades's average annual maximum temperature is 20°C (68°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually — warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually — known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.
Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate — hot dry summers and mild wet winters.
What Does the Temperature Feel Like in Sete Cidades?
Temperature alone doesn't tell the whole story — humidity plays a big role in how warm or cold it actually feels. High humidity in summer makes the heat feel more intense, particularly once temperatures climb above 25°C. In winter, the same humidity can make cold air feel sharper than the thermometer suggests.
In Sete Cidades, February is the coolest month, with average highs of 17°C (63°F) and humidity around 82% — considered very high. In August, the warmest month, temperatures average 24°C (75°F) with 79% humidity — conditions that feel high. For a full picture, see our humidity page.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels — they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.
Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Sete Cidades this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Sete Cidades's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Sete Cidades climate page.
