Madeira is a group of islands south of mailand Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean. Due to the islands high mountains the temperatures in Madeira are very diverse. It can be warm and sunny at sea level where as at higher altitudes clouds can form causing wet and cold weather. Animals and plants of different species take advantage of differing climatic conditions at different points above sea level.

Madeira has warmer winters and cooler summers than the mainland Portugal temperature. In March and April the springtime temperatures are between 13 and 20 degrees and by May the high temp is 21 degrees on Average. In Febuary there is an average of 40.2 mms of rainfall on Porto Santo island and this falls to 23.5 mms by April.

The climate in Porto Santo in summer time has temperature averages at between 17 and 25 degrees celcius in June, July and August. The temperature in Funchal Madeira at Autumn time is still very mild with low temperatures falling from 19 to 16 degrees celcius. Rainfall is low at 3.2mms in July and this increases 39.9mms in October with the highest level of 69.9mms falling in December.

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