Water temperature in Funchal in March

Is it warm enough to swim in Funchal in March? Average water temperature in Funchal in March is 18.3°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Funchal in March is 20.1°C, and the coldest is 16.9°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Funchal

Changes water temperature in Funchal in March 2025, 2024

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Funchal for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Funchal, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of March.

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 March	19.1°C	19.9°C	17.6°C	19.9°C
2 March	19.2°C	19.9°C	17.4°C	19.9°C
3 March	19°C	20.1°C	17.3°C	20.1°C
4 March	19°C	19.9°C	17.4°C	19.9°C
5 March	18.9°C	19.9°C	17.2°C	19.9°C
6 March	19°C	19.7°C	17.1°C	19.7°C
7 March	18.8°C	19.8°C	16.9°C	19.8°C
8 March	18.8°C	19.7°C	17°C	19.7°C
9 March	18.8°C	19.6°C	17.3°C	19.6°C
10 March	18.6°C	19.4°C	17.5°C	19.4°C
11 March	18.8°C	19.4°C	17.4°C	19.4°C
12 March	18.5°C	19.3°C	17.5°C	19.3°C
13 March	18.4°C	19.5°C	17.4°C	19.5°C
14 March	18.5°C	19.7°C	17.2°C	19.7°C
15 March	18.6°C	19.9°C	17.4°C	19.9°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 March	18.5°C	19.6°C	17.4°C	19.6°C
17 March	18.6°C	19.6°C	17.3°C	19.6°C
18 March	18.5°C	19.5°C	17.3°C	19.5°C
19 March	18.6°C	19.5°C	17.2°C	19.5°C
20 March	18.6°C	19.3°C	17.1°C	19.3°C
21 March	18.6°C	19.2°C	17°C	19.2°C
22 March	18.4°C	19°C	17°C	19.1°C
23 March	18.4°C	19°C	17.2°C	19.3°C
24 March	18.6°C	19.1°C	17.2°C	19.2°C
25 March	18.6°C	19.2°C	17.1°C	19.2°C
26 March	18.5°C	19.1°C	17.1°C	19.2°C
27 March	18.5°C	19.1°C	17.2°C	19.3°C
28 March	18.2°C	18.8°C	17.3°C	19.2°C
29 March	18.6°C	18.9°C	17.3°C	19.6°C
30 March	18.6°C	18.8°C	17.4°C	19.7°C
31 March	18.8°C	18.7°C	17.3°C	19.2°C

Average water temperature in Funchal in March over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
18.2°C	17.9°C	17.9°C	18.6°C	19°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
18.5°C	18.2°C	19.2°C	19.4°C	18.7°C

Funchal sea state in March

Chart comparing the height of waves in Funchal in March over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in March. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Canico	18.2°C	16.9°C	20°C
Praia Formosa	18.3°C	16.9°C	20°C
Santa Cruz	18.2°C	16.8°C	19.9°C
Ribeira Brava	18.3°C	17°C	20.1°C
Machico	18.1°C	16.8°C	20°C
Canical	18.1°C	16.7°C	19.5°C
Porto da Cruz	18.1°C	16.7°C	19.5°C
Campanario	18.3°C	17°C	20.1°C
Ponta do Sol	18.3°C	17°C	20.3°C
Sao Vicente	18.1°C	16.7°C	19.6°C

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