Portugal · Madeira · December

Madeira in Decemberhow the month reads

December is a challenging month for Madeira overall inside Portugal, with cooler than the yearly mean by 1.9°C. The safety bulletins below apply.

Rank: 12 of 12
Score: 60/100

December match

60/100

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What’s open · December

Things to do in Madeira in December

Open
Madeira levada walks
the irrigation channels run through laurel forest at a near-constant gradient, and they are walkable in every month — winter included, under subtropical skies
Sources: wildrovertravel.com, wildernesstravel.com

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

Temperature
18°C
−1.9°C vs. yearly mean
Month rank
12 of 12
for Madeira
Best months
July · August · September
highest regional score

12-month temperature · Madeira

December in context

Temperature°C

View data table

Month	Average daytime high (°C)
January	16.7
February	16.5
March	16.5
April	17.5
May	18.9
June	20.8
July	22.7
August	23.9
September	22.9
October	21.9
November	19.3
December	17.7

Safety · 6 governments

What the governments say about Portugal

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins

Exercise normal precautions

Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed 2026-10-04

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