Water temperature in Ponta Delgada in May

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Is it warm enough to swim in Ponta Delgada in May? Average water temperature in Ponta Delgada in May is 17.7°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Ponta Delgada in May is 20.1°C, and the coldest is 16.1°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Ponta Delgada

Changes water temperature in Ponta Delgada in May 2025, 2024

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

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 May	16.8°C	17.9°C	16.1°C	17.9°C
2 May	16.8°C	17.8°C	16.3°C	17.8°C
3 May	16.7°C	17.8°C	16.4°C	17.8°C
4 May	16.8°C	17.9°C	16.4°C	17.9°C
5 May	16.8°C	17.8°C	16.1°C	17.9°C
6 May	17.2°C	17.7°C	16.2°C	17.8°C
7 May	17.1°C	18.1°C	16.3°C	18.2°C
8 May	17.2°C	18.2°C	16.3°C	18.3°C
9 May	17.2°C	18°C	16.3°C	18.3°C
10 May	17.2°C	18.3°C	16.3°C	18.4°C
11 May	17.2°C	17.9°C	16.4°C	18.5°C
12 May	17.2°C	18.2°C	16.5°C	18.4°C
13 May	17.3°C	18.2°C	16.6°C	18.5°C
14 May	17.4°C	18.1°C	16.7°C	19°C
15 May	17.3°C	18.3°C	16.6°C	18.8°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 May	17.3°C	18.6°C	16.8°C	18.8°C
17 May	17.2°C	18.5°C	16.7°C	19°C
18 May	17.4°C	18.5°C	16.7°C	19.2°C
19 May	17.6°C	18.7°C	16.8°C	19.4°C
20 May	17.5°C	18.7°C	16.8°C	19.2°C
21 May	17.6°C	18.8°C	17°C	19.5°C
22 May	17.6°C	19°C	17.1°C	19.3°C
23 May	17.8°C	18.7°C	17.2°C	19.4°C
24 May	18.3°C	19°C	17.2°C	19.4°C
25 May	18.7°C	18.7°C	17.2°C	19.5°C
26 May	18.9°C	19.2°C	17°C	19.5°C
27 May	19°C	19.6°C	17.2°C	19.6°C
28 May	19.2°C	19.8°C	17.2°C	19.8°C
29 May	18.7°C	20°C	17.5°C	20°C
30 May	18.8°C	20.1°C	17.5°C	20.1°C
31 May	19°C	20°C	17.6°C	20°C

Average water temperature in Ponta Delgada in May over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
17.3°C	17.3°C	18.2°C	17.6°C	17.7°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
18.1°C	18°C	18.6°C	18.6°C	17.6°C

Ponta Delgada sea state in May

Chart comparing the height of waves in Ponta Delgada in May 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 May. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Faja de Baixo	17.7°C	16.1°C	20°C
Rosto de Cao	17.7°C	16.1°C	20°C
Rabo de Peixe	17.6°C	16°C	19.7°C
Vila Franca do Campo	17.8°C	16.2°C	19.9°C
Vila do Porto	18.3°C	16.6°C	20.7°C
Terceira Island	17.3°C	15.3°C	19.2°C
Praia da Vitoria	17.1°C	15.2°C	19.3°C
Lajes	17.1°C	15.2°C	19.3°C
Angra do Heroismo	17.1°C	15.3°C	19.1°C
Graciosa Island	17.3°C	15.2°C	19.7°C

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Our report for Ponta Delgada is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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