Madeira Botanical Garden
Madeira Botanical Garden is a botanical garden and cultural heritage site in Funchal, Portugal. It is one of the 45 sights of Portugal featured on this site and is ranked 44th in popularity among the country's sights based on English Wikipedia lookups.
Planning a visit
The garden is open from 09:00 to 18:00, Monday through Sunday, but is closed on December 25. An admission fee is required. Visitors can reach the site via Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, which is 12 km away. The garden is about 970 km from Lisbon.
July is the driest month with about 1 day of rain and an average temperature of 21 °C, while December is the wettest with about 10 rainy days and an average of 16 °C. Nearby attractions include Museu CR7, which is 2.6 km away, and Pico Ruivo, located 11.6 km from the garden.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, averaging 22 °C. The wettest is December, with about 304 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature, °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| Rainfall, mm | 202 | 207 | 165 | 139 | 81 | 41 | 12 | 19 | 95 | 206 | 246 | 304 |
| Rainy days | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
