Swimming in the Azores in may 2025 Sea temperature by city in may
Do you want to go to the beach in the Azores in may 2025? Is it the right month to go for pleasant temperatures and staying in the water for a long time? The answer is on this page with the sea temperatures in may in the Azores by city and our opinion on the chances of enjoying pleasant sea conditions.
Sea temperature in the Azores in may 2025
Here, find the average sea temperature in the Azores in may in several coastal cities.
64°F
min: 61°F / max: 66°F
64°F
min: 61°F / max: 67°F
32°F
min: 32°F / max: 32°F
Furnas
64°F
min: 61°F / max: 67°F
São Jorge
63°F
min: 61°F / max: 67°F
64°F
min: 61°F / max: 67°F
Where should you go swimming in the Azores in the month of may?
Swimming in the Azores in may is cool
In may in the Azores swimming conditions vary by city. Details below:
Swimming in may in Angra do Heroismo (Terceira), Ponta Delgada, Furnas, São Jorge and São Miguel is possible but the sea is generally cool. So though the sea temperature may sometimes reach 66°F, it can also go as low as 61°F. Note that the average is 64°F.
Where to go swimming in the Azores in may: the map of sea temperatures
ideal swimming 
pleasant swimming 
cool swimming 
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freezing swimmingWater temperature and seasonal norms in may
Angra do Heroismo (Terceira)
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 64°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 61°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 66°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 63°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 65°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 61°F | ||
| Precipitation | 3in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 4 jour(s) (12%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 48% | ||
| Our opinion | cool swimming |
More information on swimming in Angra do Heroismo (Terceira) in may
Ponta Delgada
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 64°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 61°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 67°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 65°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 65°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 63°F | ||
| Precipitation | 3.3in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 5 jour(s) (15%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 48% | ||
| Our opinion | cool swimming |
More information on swimming in Ponta Delgada in may
Santa Maria (Azores)
| May | |||
| Average outside temperature | 65°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 67°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 65°F | ||
| Precipitation | 2.6in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 4 jour(s) (11%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 49% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
More information on swimming in Santa Maria (Azores) in may
Furnas
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 64°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 61°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 67°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 65°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 65°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 63°F | ||
| Precipitation | 3.1in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 4 jour(s) (13%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 48% | ||
| Our opinion | cool swimming |
São Jorge
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 63°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 61°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 67°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 63°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 65°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 61°F | ||
| Precipitation | 4.5in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 6 jour(s) (18%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 51% | ||
| Our opinion | cool swimming |
List of coastal cities in the Azores
| Angra do Heroismo (Terceira) in may | cool swimming |
| Ponta Delgada in may | cool swimming |
| Santa Maria (Azores) in may | freezing swimming |
| Furnas in may | cool swimming |
| São Jorge in may | cool swimming |
| São Miguel in may | cool swimming |