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March Weather at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores Portugal

Daily high temperatures are around 62°F, rarely falling below 59°F or exceeding 65°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 55°F, rarely falling below 50°F or exceeding 60°F.

For reference, on August 14, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores typically range from 68°F to 77°F, while on February 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 55°F to 62°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Average High and Low Temperature in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313150°F50°F52°F52°F54°F54°F56°F56°F58°F58°F60°F60°F62°F62°F64°F64°F66°F66°F68°F68°FFebAprMar 162°FMar 162°F55°F55°FMar 3163°FMar 3163°F56°F56°FMar 1162°FMar 1162°F55°F55°FMar 2162°FMar 2162°F56°F56°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Average Hourly Temperature in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprNowNowcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Avalon, California, United States (4,992 miles away) and Antofagasta, Chile (5,145 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores (view comparison).

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The month of March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 59% to 53%.

The clearest day of the month is March 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 47% of the time.

For reference, on December 21, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 62%, while on July 17, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 80%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Cloud Cover Categories in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 141%Mar 141%Mar 3147%Mar 3147%Mar 1142%Mar 1142%Mar 2144%Mar 2144%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is essentially constant, remaining around 20% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 31% on December 5, and its lowest chance is 4% on July 16.

Probability of Precipitation in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 1.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.1 inches or falls below 0.3 inches, and ending the month at 1.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.1 inches or falls below 0.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 13 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 26 seconds, and weekly increase of 17 minutes, 2 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 23 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 36 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minnightnightdaydayMar 111 hr, 23 minMar 111 hr, 23 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores is 6:30 AM on March 30 and the latest sunrise is 58 minutes later at 7:29 AM on March 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:36 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 28 minutes later at 8:05 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 1:00 AM on March 31, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:21 AM and sets 14 hours, 47 minutes later, at 9:07 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:54 AM and sets 9 hours, 33 minutes later, at 5:27 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFebApr6:30 AM6:30 AMMar 307:04 PMMar 307:04 PM7:13 AM7:13 AMMar 16:36 PMMar 16:36 PM6:59 AM6:59 AMMar 116:46 PMMar 116:46 PMMar 31DSTMar 31DSTSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr0010202020303040505060000101020303030404060NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 910:00 PMFeb 910:00 PMFeb 2411:31 AMFeb 2411:31 AMMar 108:01 AMMar 108:01 AMMar 256:01 AMMar 256:01 AMApr 86:22 PMApr 86:22 PMApr 2311:50 PMApr 2311:50 PM7:40 AM7:40 AM5:49 PM5:49 PM5:38 PM5:38 PM7:37 AM7:37 AM7:14 AM7:14 AM7:11 PM7:11 PM6:27 PM6:27 PM6:47 AM6:47 AM7:06 AM7:06 AM8:14 PM8:14 PM8:16 PM8:16 PM6:59 AM6:59 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
73%-9:52 AMWSW-4:41 AMS247,348 mi
2
64%12:34 AMESE10:24 AMWSW-5:29 AMS244,620 mi
3
50%1:40 AMESE11:03 AMSW-6:21 AMS241,337 mi
4
43%2:45 AMSE11:52 AMSW-7:18 AMS237,620 mi
5
32%3:47 AMSE12:51 PMSW-8:19 AMS233,675 mi
6
21%4:43 AMSE2:01 PMSW-9:22 AMS229,797 mi
7
12%5:30 AMESE3:18 PMWSW-10:24 AMS226,342 mi
8
5%6:10 AMESE4:36 PMWSW-11:23 AMS223,675 mi
9
1%6:44 AMESE5:55 PMWSW-12:18 PMS222,104 mi
10
0%7:14 AME7:11 PMW-1:11 PMS221,818 mi
11
2%7:41 AME8:27 PMW-2:02 PMS222,853 mi
12
8%8:09 AME9:42 PMWNW-2:52 PMS225,082 mi
13
16%8:39 AMENE10:57 PMWNW-3:44 PMS228,245 mi
14
25%9:12 AMENE--4:37 PMS232,004 mi
15
36%-12:11 AMWNW9:50 AMENE5:32 PMS236,000 mi
16
46%-1:21 AMNW10:35 AMNE6:29 PMS239,907 mi
17
50%-2:25 AMNW11:27 AMNE7:24 PMS243,464 mi
18
67%-3:21 AMNW12:25 PMNE8:18 PMS246,494 mi
19
76%-4:07 AMNW1:27 PMENE9:09 PMS248,902 mi
20
84%-4:44 AMWNW2:29 PMENE9:56 PMS250,663 mi
21
90%-5:15 AMWNW3:30 PMENE10:40 PMS251,800 mi
22
95%-5:42 AMWNW4:30 PMENE11:21 PMS252,367 mi
23
97%-6:05 AMWNW5:29 PME--
24
99%-6:26 AMW6:27 PME12:00 AMS252,427 mi
25
100%-6:47 AMW7:24 PME12:38 AMS252,040 mi
26
99%-7:08 AMW8:23 PMESE1:17 AMS251,245 mi
27
97%-7:30 AMWSW9:24 PMESE1:57 AMS250,064 mi
28
93%-7:55 AMWSW10:26 PMESE2:40 AMS248,497 mi
29
87%-8:25 AMWSW11:31 PMESE3:26 AMS246,534 mi
30
79%-9:01 AMWSW-4:16 AMS244,165 mi
31
71%1:36 AMSE1:36 AMSE1:36 AMSE10:46 AMSW2:00 AMSE241,891 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 26, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 49% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Humidity Comfort Levels in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 10%Mar 10%Mar 310%Mar 310%Mar 110%Mar 110%Mar 210%Mar 210%humidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 16.2 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on December 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 17.8 miles per hour, while on July 17, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Average Wind Speed in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mph25 mph25 mphFebAprMar 116.3 mphMar 116.3 mphMar 3116.0 mphMar 3116.0 mphMar 1616.4 mphMar 1616.4 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores during March is predominantly out of the south from March 1 to March 13 and the west from March 13 to March 31.

Wind Direction in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Wind Direction in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresSWSWNMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores is essentially constant during March, remaining around 61°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during March is 61°F on March 2.

Average Water Temperature in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Average Water Temperature in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313159°F59°F60°F60°F61°F61°F62°F62°F63°F63°F64°F64°FFebAprMar 261°FMar 261°FMar 3161°FMar 3161°FMar 1161°FMar 1161°FMar 2161°FMar 2161°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebApr100%Mar 16100%Mar 16NowNowcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores are increasing during March, increasing by 262°F, from 527°F to 789°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Growing Degree Days in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresMar1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131500°F500°F550°F550°F600°F600°F650°F650°F700°F700°F750°F750°F800°F800°F850°F850°F900°F900°FFebAprMar 1527°FMar 1527°FMar 31789°FMar 31789°FMar 11611°FMar 11611°FMar 21698°FMar 21698°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores is increasing during March, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 3.7 kWh to 5.0 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March at Ponta Delgada / Nordela AcoresMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFebAprMar 13.7 kWhMar 13.7 kWhMar 315.0 kWhMar 315.0 kWhMar 114.2 kWhMar 114.2 kWhMar 214.6 kWhMar 214.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores are 37.741 deg latitude, -25.698 deg longitude, and 203 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 666 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 170 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,776 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (3,553 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores is covered by water (63%) and trees (22%), within 10 miles by water (74%) and grassland (15%), and within 50 miles by water (97%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Ponta Delgada / Nordela Acores has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

In this case, the only station close and reliable enough to use as a fallback is Santa Maria Acores.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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