Weather in the Azores in June
Averages, what the month actually feels like, and what is on while you are here.
June averages
| Measurement | Ponta Delgada, south coast | Ribeira Grande, north coast | Mount Pico summitModel grid cell at 1,758 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 20 °C | 20 °C | 13 °C |
| Average low | 17 °C | 17 °C | 6 °C |
| Daylight | 14.8 h | 14.8 h | 14.3 h |
| Sea temperature | 20 °C | – | – |
Temperature and daylight, averaged over the ten years from 2016 to 2025 and recomputed from the Open-Meteo archive rather than typed in by hand. The model works in cells roughly ten kilometres across, so each column describes an area rather than one thermometer. Checked against IPMA's Ponta Delgada normal, the temperatures land within about a degree and a half. Sea temperature averages the years 2022 to 2025. The marine record is shorter than the air record, so it rests on fewer years.
Rain in June
Ponta Delgada averages 7 mm of rain in June, on 1 day with a millimetre or more.
The high interior and the north-facing slopes are wetter than the coast in every month of the year, often several times over. IPMA publishes no station normal for the uplands or for the summit of Mount Pico, so this page puts no millimetre figure on them rather than one it cannot check.
Rainfall: the IPMA climate normal for the Ponta Delgada observatory (station 522, 58 m), averaged over the 30 years from 1981 to 2010. The ten-year reanalysis behind the table above is not used for rain. Its grid cell is about ten kilometres across and these islands are only a few cells wide, so it averages the coast with the slopes that climb behind it, where most of the rain falls. Measured against the station normal it runs well high in the summer months.
What June feels like
June is warm and settled, with the longest days of the year. The sea has caught up enough to swim in without flinching, and the evenings stay comfortable outdoors.
What to pack
Summer clothes, swimwear, and a light layer for the mountains, which run about ten degrees below the coast.
What to do in June
The Sanjoaninas fill Angra do Heroísmo for ten days at the end of the month, with parades, street music and the bulls on a rope. Sea swimming, coastal walks and the crater rims are all at their best.
Worth knowing before you book
The low cloud is at its most stubborn in June and can keep one coast grey all morning. The summits are usually above it, which is the argument for an early start.
Quick answers
- How warm is it in the Azores in June?
- In Ponta Delgada an average June day reaches 20 °C and falls to 17 °C overnight. The summit of Mount Pico averages 13 °C in the same month, so the mountain needs its own layer.
- Does it rain in the Azores in June?
- Ponta Delgada records about 7 mm across June, on 1 day with a millimetre or more of rain. The north coast and the mountains take several times as much in the same weeks, which is why the two halves of the island can look like different holidays.
- Can you swim in the sea in June?
- The sea averages 20 °C in June. The Azores sit in open ocean with no shallow shelf to warm the water, so it stays close to that figure all month.
- How long are the days in June?
- About 14.8 hours between sunrise and sunset, which sets how much of a long trilho you can fit in before dark.