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Madeira – The Best All Round
Climate In Europe?
When searching for a European destination
for a short break or holiday, surely Madeira
Island offers the best climate of anywhere?
So many people couldn’t even point to it on a
map, and there is a common misconception
that it sits in mainland Spain, often being
confused with the City of Madrid. Madeira
Location
With a summer maximum of 29° centigrade
(OK, occasionally there have been
exceptions), and a winter low of around 17°
centigrade, where else can you find such
bearable temperatures. Even the sea only
wavers a degree or two above and below the
20° centigrade mark all year around. But, I
have to be honest here and say that climate is
not necessarily the case for the whole island,
as clearly the higher you go, and also the
more northerly you travel there is a greater
chance of rain, and there has on rare
occasions been snow on the mountain tops.
However, if you stick to the southerly coast
and go west from Funchal (the capital city), as
far as Calheta or maybe a little beyond, the
weather is pretty unbeatable. The island is
like that, its full of microclimates, and even
the types of trees and plants vary visibly
across the island.
Rain is a pretty rare event along this stretch,
with the odd few long and heavy showers
during the year, but over the last 4 years, rain
worthy of mention has probably fallen less
than once a month on average, mostly in the
winter.
Now, should you go to one of the many
weather forecasting websites to see if this
article carries any fact, you may well see
predictions of cloud and rain, and that
forecast will be based on Atlantic weather
systems, which may or may not stray over
Madeira in part or in full. In reality the weather
phenomenon is generated by Madeira’s own
mountainous terrain, forcing hot air to cool
rapidly and precipitate over the higher ground.
For those of you who have been to Tenerife
Island, you will see a very similar weather
variation between the north and the south.
What is amazing however, is despite this very
dry climate along the coast, rain in the
mountains is plentiful, and due to the volcanic
nature of the rock and a system of over 2,000
kilometres of very old surface level water
channels - Madeira Levada - the island stays
wonderfully green all year around and is
famed for its wild and natural flower displays -
Madeira Flowers
OK, so I hear the Canary Islands are warmer,
but firstly do they really count as European,
just because they use the € currency. They do
have strong historical links and dependencies
on mainland Spain, but they are outside of EU
control for administrative matters, and for
example, they don’t have the tax or customs
duty regime for items purchased by tourists
to take back home, such as on spirits and
cigarettes.
Secondly, even if you do consider the Canary
Islands to be part of mainstream Europe, the
climate may on average be slightly warmer all
year around, but who wants to be in 40°c
sweltering heat for weeks on end during the
height of summer? 29°c is quite warm enough
for the vast majority of us, and it doesn’t often
hit that on Madeira.
Anyway, the rest of mainland Europe falls well
outside of the discussion, and even the
Mediterranean islands don’t enjoy winters as
nearly as mild as the Madeirans do.
The weather of Madeira is something of a well
guarded secret, as is the Madeiran
archipelago in many respects. The average
age of the visiting tourist is 55, and there is a
good reason for that, and that is because
older people feel the cold more and know
where to go to avoid it. With around 1.5 million
foreign visitors each year, the islands of
Madeira and Porto Santo save these people
millions of euros in heating bills back home,
and allow them the freedom to spend most of
the winter outdoors. Winter is a peak season
for Madeira, especially so over the new year
period.
Whilst for certain many people will have
differing views on the best European climates,
those who don’t try a winter or summer break
on Madeira at sometime in their lives, they
have not only missed out a practical
guarantee of good weather, they have also
missed out on one of the most beautiful travel
destinations in the world.
As the final testimony in the case for Madeira
weather, it is a fact that practically nobody
has either heating systems or air
conditioning, either in their home, or their
place of work.
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Climate In Europe?
When searching for a European destination
for a short break or holiday, surely Madeira
Island offers the best climate of anywhere?
So many people couldn’t even point to it on a
map, and there is a common misconception
that it sits in mainland Spain, often being
confused with the City of Madrid. Madeira
Location
With a summer maximum of 29° centigrade
(OK, occasionally there have been
exceptions), and a winter low of around 17°
centigrade, where else can you find such
bearable temperatures. Even the sea only
wavers a degree or two above and below the
20° centigrade mark all year around. But, I
have to be honest here and say that climate is
not necessarily the case for the whole island,
as clearly the higher you go, and also the
more northerly you travel there is a greater
chance of rain, and there has on rare
occasions been snow on the mountain tops.
However, if you stick to the southerly coast
and go west from Funchal (the capital city), as
far as Calheta or maybe a little beyond, the
weather is pretty unbeatable. The island is
like that, its full of microclimates, and even
the types of trees and plants vary visibly
across the island.
Rain is a pretty rare event along this stretch,
with the odd few long and heavy showers
during the year, but over the last 4 years, rain
worthy of mention has probably fallen less
than once a month on average, mostly in the
winter.
Now, should you go to one of the many
weather forecasting websites to see if this
article carries any fact, you may well see
predictions of cloud and rain, and that
forecast will be based on Atlantic weather
systems, which may or may not stray over
Madeira in part or in full. In reality the weather
phenomenon is generated by Madeira’s own
mountainous terrain, forcing hot air to cool
rapidly and precipitate over the higher ground.
For those of you who have been to Tenerife
Island, you will see a very similar weather
variation between the north and the south.
What is amazing however, is despite this very
dry climate along the coast, rain in the
mountains is plentiful, and due to the volcanic
nature of the rock and a system of over 2,000
kilometres of very old surface level water
channels - Madeira Levada - the island stays
wonderfully green all year around and is
famed for its wild and natural flower displays -
Madeira Flowers
OK, so I hear the Canary Islands are warmer,
but firstly do they really count as European,
just because they use the € currency. They do
have strong historical links and dependencies
on mainland Spain, but they are outside of EU
control for administrative matters, and for
example, they don’t have the tax or customs
duty regime for items purchased by tourists
to take back home, such as on spirits and
cigarettes.
Secondly, even if you do consider the Canary
Islands to be part of mainstream Europe, the
climate may on average be slightly warmer all
year around, but who wants to be in 40°c
sweltering heat for weeks on end during the
height of summer? 29°c is quite warm enough
for the vast majority of us, and it doesn’t often
hit that on Madeira.
Anyway, the rest of mainland Europe falls well
outside of the discussion, and even the
Mediterranean islands don’t enjoy winters as
nearly as mild as the Madeirans do.
The weather of Madeira is something of a well
guarded secret, as is the Madeiran
archipelago in many respects. The average
age of the visiting tourist is 55, and there is a
good reason for that, and that is because
older people feel the cold more and know
where to go to avoid it. With around 1.5 million
foreign visitors each year, the islands of
Madeira and Porto Santo save these people
millions of euros in heating bills back home,
and allow them the freedom to spend most of
the winter outdoors. Winter is a peak season
for Madeira, especially so over the new year
period.
Whilst for certain many people will have
differing views on the best European climates,
those who don’t try a winter or summer break
on Madeira at sometime in their lives, they
have not only missed out a practical
guarantee of good weather, they have also
missed out on one of the most beautiful travel
destinations in the world.
As the final testimony in the case for Madeira
weather, it is a fact that practically nobody
has either heating systems or air
conditioning, either in their home, or their
place of work.
You May Reproduce This Article Without
Further Consent Provided That It Is
Reproduced In Its Entirety, Including Any
Website Links, And Due Credit Is Given To
madeira4u. If Possible Please Provide A Link
For www.madeira4u.com On Your Own
Website … Thank You!
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