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🇵🇹 Funchal’s climate twin is 🇫🇷 Nice, France

loose match

Funchal, Madeira and Nice, France are a loose climate match — 2,431 km (1,511 mi) apart. Funchal is Köppen zone Csa; Nice is Csa.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Funchal, the atlas lands on Nice in the same hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Funchal, the atlas looks only about 2,431 km (1,511 mi) away to Nice — a nearby stand-in when you want this climate elsewhere.

For Funchal, Nice is a loose outward analogue — useful, though not a perfect copy of this climate. January means differ by 7°C (Nice cooler); July by 2°C (Nice warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Nice is 30 mm drier in January.

Sunshine stays close: Nice at 10.8 h/day on average versus 10.6 h/day in Funchal (January 7.4 h / 8.3 h, July 14.2 h / 12.9 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (10 µg/m³ in Nice, 7 in Funchal). Humidity: dew point in Nice runs about 7°C higher in July (17°C vs 10°C), so the air feels muggier.

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

FunchalNice
January
Temp
19° / 13°
13° / 5°
Rain
100 mm
70 mm
Dew
6°
3°
PM2.5
9 µg/m³
10.8 µg/m³
Sun
8.3 h
7.4 h
July
Temp
25° / 19°
27° / 20°
Rain
3 mm
16 mm
Dew
10°
17°
PM2.5
5.8 µg/m³
9.8 µg/m³
Sun
12.9 h
14.2 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Funchal?

On Similar Climates, Nice, France is the closest distant match for Funchal, Madeira — scored loose, about 2,431 km (1,511 mi) away.

How far is Funchal from its climate twin?

Funchal and Nice are separated by roughly 2,431 km (1,511 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Funchal and Nice have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Funchal and Nice share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa).

What is the climate like in Funchal?

Funchal has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). January averages a high of 19°C and a low of 13°C with 100 mm of rain; July averages 25°C / 19°C and 3 mm.

How sunny is Funchal?

Funchal averages about 8.3 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.9 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Funchal?

January PM2.5 averages about 9 µg/m³ (US AQI 45); July averages 5.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 33).

Other close climate matches for Funchal: Palermo (loose), São Tomé (loose), San Diego (loose).

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