Climate · Canada

Fogo Island

Mild and damp from July to September; cold and wet from December to April.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years49.7°N10 m above the sea
  1. Jan33°1°22°-6°Rain on about five days a week.
  2. Feb31°-1°19°-7°Rain on about four days a week.
  3. Mar33°1°22°-6°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr39°4°29°-2°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May45°7°35°2°Rain on about three days a week.
  6. Jun54°12°43°6°Rain on about three days a week.
  7. Jul64°18°53°12°Rain on about three days a week.
  8. Aug67°19°56°13°Rain on about three days a week.
  9. Sep61°16°51°11°Rain on about three days a week.
  10. Oct54°12°44°7°Rain on about four days a week.
  11. Nov45°7°36°2°Rain on about four days a week.
  12. Dec38°3°28°-2°Rain on about four days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from July to September, with highs near 64°F and nights near 53°F. From December to April, highs are nearer 35°F. The rain and snow come from November to February, on about four days a week. April to September is the driest stretch, with rain or snow on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 8 hours in December to 16 hours in June.The warm season runs from July to September, with highs near 18°C and nights near 12°C. From December to April, highs are nearer 2°C. The rain and snow come from November to February, on about four days a week. April to September is the driest stretch, with rain or snow on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 8 hours in December to 16 hours in June.

Where Fogo Island sits

America/St Johns

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Latitude
49.7°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Halifax907 km south-west

The land around Fogo Island, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Fogo Island, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Fogo Island, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Fogo Island, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Fogo Island, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Fogo Island, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Fogo Island, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Fogo Island, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Fogo Island, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Fogo Island, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Fogo Island, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Fogo Island, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 31°F in February to 67°F in August.Highs from -1°C in February to 19°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in January (65% of days), driest in July and August (41%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in August (53% cover), cloudiest in February (76%).

Daylight

From 8h 11m in December to 16h 15m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

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Fogo Island, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryRainy season
22°-6°33°1°
5 days75%8h 38m
FebruaryRainy season
19°-7°31°-1°
4 days76%10h 01m
March
22°-6°33°1°
3 days71%11h 48m
April
29°-2°39°4°
3 days69%13h 42m
May
35°2°45°7°
3 days70%15h 22m
June
43°6°54°12°
3 days70%16h 15m
JulyWarm season
53°12°64°18°
3 days58%15h 50m
AugustWarm seasonAt its best
56°13°67°19°
3 days53%14h 21m
SeptemberWarm season
51°11°61°16°
3 days56%12h 29m
October
44°7°54°12°
4 days60%10h 36m
NovemberRainy season
36°2°45°7°
4 days66%8h 59m
DecemberRainy season
28°-2°38°3°
4 days72%8h 11m

When is the best time to visit Fogo Island?


The best months are August: highs near 67°F, nights near 56°F, and rain on about three days a week.The best months are August: highs near 19°C, nights near 13°C, and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Fogo Island?

August, with highs near 67°F and lows near 56°F. The coolest is February, with highs near 31°F.August, with highs near 19°C and lows near 13°C. The coolest is February, with highs near -1°C.

When does it rain most in Fogo Island?

January, with rain or snow on about five days a week. July and August are the driest, with rain on about three days a week.

How long are the days in Fogo Island?

From about 8 hours in December to 16 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Fogo Island?

August, when cloud covers about 53% of the sky on average. February is the cloudiest, at about 76%.

Places with a year like Fogo Island's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Fogo Island's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Fogo Island's summer.

Elsewhere in Canada

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Fogo Island. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.