Azores · Portugal
July
Peak season — the best weather of the year, the most visitors, and the Azores at its warmest and most accessible.
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#6 of 12 months
There are better months for Azores — see the full ranking below.
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High
26°C
Low
19°C
Rain
18mm
Sun
9.5hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How July scores in Azores
Weather
Outstanding
Value
Average
Crowds
Below average
Events
Very good
Atmosphere
Very good
What you gain in July
- ↑July is the sunniest and warmest month in the Azores — 9.5 hours of daily sunshine, 26°C days, and sea temperatures reaching 23°C make swimming at volcanic beach pools (Mosteiros on São Miguel, Porto Pim on Faial, Biscoitos on Terceira) genuinely comfortable without a wetsuit
- ↑Sperm whale watching in July has the longest, most stable sea conditions of the year — 4–6 hour whale watch trips venture 20–40km offshore in flat-calm water, and encounters with resident sperm whale family units (females and calves) are at their most prolonged
- ↑Inter-island travel is easiest in July: SATA Air Açores flights between islands are at maximum frequency, Atlânticoline ferries run daily between all central group islands, and the logistics of visiting 3–4 islands in a week become genuinely feasible without the weather disruptions that constrain winter multi-island circuits
What you sacrifice
- ↓July is the most crowded month in the Azores — Ponta Delgada has a cruise ship terminal that receives vessels weekly in July–August, and the combined effect of cruise visitors, Azorean diaspora returning for summer, and the European tourism peak creates genuine pressure at the main sites; Sete Cidades viewpoints at 11am have 50+ vehicles
- ↓Accommodation reaches peak pricing in July — good hotels on São Miguel are fully booked weeks in advance; last-minute July bookings in the Azores require either significant overpayment or accepting a distant or inferior property
- ↓Hydrangeas are past their peak by mid-July — the June bloom is more vibrant; July visitors see the tail of the hydrangea season before the flowers fade
How July compares to May (best month)
| Factor | July | May ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 9 | 7 |
| Value | 4 | 7 |
| Crowds | 3 | 7 |
July in other destinations
Lisbon (25.9°C)Barcelona (28.4°C)Tokyo (30.5°C)Bali (29.8°C)Santorini (25.7°C)Paris (23.5°C)New York (28.5°C)Marrakech (36.3°C)Amsterdam (21.6°C)Maldives (30.2°C)Rome (30.2°C)Bangkok (31.8°C)Istanbul (27.9°C)Vienna (25.6°C)Seoul (28.6°C)Dubrovnik (28.3°C)Rio de Janeiro (25.1°C)Kyoto (31.8°C)Phuket (31.5°C)Cape Town (16.8°C)Prague (26°C)Amalfi Coast (31°C)Mexico City (23°C)Medellín (29°C)Fiji (26°C)London (24°C)Sydney (16°C)Iceland (14°C)Tulum (32°C)Dubai (42°C)Singapore (32°C)Hoi An (34°C)Chiang Mai (31.5°C)Miami (33.3°C)Florence (32.2°C)Queenstown (7.5°C)Madrid (32.8°C)Porto (27°C)Edinburgh (19°C)Copenhagen (22°C)Budapest (28°C)Kraków (24°C)Tbilisi (31°C)Palawan (30°C)Hanoi (33°C)Osaka (33°C)Goa (30°C)Cusco (19°C)Buenos Aires (14°C)Mykonos (29°C)Zanzibar (26°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (25°C)Cancun (32°C)Krabi (32°C)Athens (33°C)Seville (36°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (31°C)Havana (32°C)Split (30°C)Taipei (35°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (32°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (31°C)Cappadocia (32°C)Dominican Republic (31°C)Jamaica (32°C)Tanzania (22°C)Seychelles (26°C)Nepal (27°C)Jordan (36°C)Bora Bora (26°C)Los Angeles (27.9°C)Cairo (38.5°C)Kenya (23.4°C)Jaipur (34.2°C)Las Vegas (41.4°C)San Francisco (17.5°C)Madeira (27.5°C)Vancouver (23.4°C)Muscat (40.2°C)Lima (17°C)Cinque Terre (28°C)Kotor (31°C)Tel Aviv (31°C)Santiago (13°C)Bogotá (19°C)Bruges (22.5°C)Penang (32.5°C)Lombok (30.2°C)Cape Verde (28.8°C)Fez (37.8°C)Kerala (29°C)Kigali (25°C)Hong Kong (31°C)Oslo (24°C)Auckland (13°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Azores, not across destinations. Methodology →