Funchal
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About
Funchal, officially City of Funchal, is the capital, largest city and a municipality in Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high cultural and historical value, Funchal is one of Portugal's main tourist attractions; it is also popular as a destination for New Year's Eve, and it is the leading Portuguese port on cruise liner dockings.
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The next week in Funchal
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Overcast
20° / 15°
UV Very high
Sat
Overcast
21° / 15°
UV High
Sun
Overcast
20° / 15°
UV Very high
Mon
Partly cloudy
21° / 16°
UV Very high
Tue
Fog
21° / 17°
UV Very high
Wed
Fog
23° / 16°
UV Very high
Thu
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
25° / 14°
Typical high / low
1 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
13.8h
07:09 – 20:58local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Funchal
2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC) at 14 km.
Getting around Funchal
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
CC BY-SA 3.0, Coat of arms: Sérgio HortaSVG: Hurfer (talk · contribs).
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.