Editing Azores (section)

==== Temperatures, humidity, and sunshine ====
Although temperatures as warm as {{cvt|32.1|C|F}} have been recorded on Pico, neither Ponta Delgada nor Angra do Heroísmo, the two largest cities, have ever been warmer than {{cvt|30|C|F}}. No snowfall or temperatures below {{cvt|0|C}} have been recorded at sea level on any of the islands.<ref name="IPMA Flores">{{cite web|url= https://www.ipma.pt/bin/file.data/climate-normal/cn_71-00_FLORES.pdf|title=Normais climatológicas 1971-2000>Flores |access-date=19 May 2025|publisher=Instituto de Meteorologia}}</ref><ref name="IPMA Angra">{{cite web|url= https://www.ipma.pt/bin/file.data/climate-normal/cn_71-00_ANGRA_DO_HEROISMO.pdf|title=Normais climatológicas 1971-2000>Terceira |access-date=19 May 2025|publisher=Instituto de Meteorologia}}</ref><ref name="IPMA Ponta Delgada">{{cite web|url= https://www.ipma.pt/bin/file.data/climate-normal/cn_71-00_PONTA_DELGADA_SAO_MIGUEL.pdf|title=Normais climatológicas 1971-2000>Ponta Delgada |access-date=19 May 2025|publisher=Instituto de Meteorologia}}</ref> The coldest weather in winter usually comes from northwesterly [[air mass]]es originating from [[Labrador]] in Canada. However, since those air masses are warmed up as they pass across the warmer Atlantic Ocean, temperatures by day even then exceed {{cvt|10|C|F}}.

The average [[relative humidity]] can range from 80% at the coast to over 90% above {{cvt|400|m}}. However, higher elevations above the [[planetary boundary layer]] can experience extremely low values close to 10%.<ref name="enciclopedia" /> Summers are especially humid in August and may increase the perceived temperature by a few degrees. Winters are not only very mild but also very humid and contribute substantially to the annual precipitation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Average Weather in Horta Portugal |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/31452/Average-Weather-in-Horta-Portugal-Year-Round |publisher=weatherspark.com |access-date=1 February 2021 |archive-date=6 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206191328/https://weatherspark.com/y/31452/Average-Weather-in-Horta-Portugal-Year-Round |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Insolation]] is relatively low, with 35–40% of the total possible value for sunshine, and higher in topographically lower islands such as [[Graciosa]] or [[Santa Maria Island|Santa Maria]], inversely proportional to precipitation. This is directly caused by the [[orographic lift]] of humid air masses and is especially pronounced in islands marked by high [[orography]].<ref name="enciclopedia">{{cite web |title=Clima |language=pt |publisher=Enciclopédia Açoriana |url=http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ea/pesquisa/Default.aspx?id=1903 |access-date=5 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184526/http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ea/pesquisa/Default.aspx?id=1903 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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| [[Flores Airport]], [[Flores Island, Azores|Flores]]
|11.9|17.0|197.1
|11.5|16.7|171.3
|12.0|17.1|155.0
|12.7|18.0|104.4
|14.2|19.5|105.6
|16.2|21.8|97.3
|18.8|24.6|60.6
|19.8|25.7|68.0
|18.8|24.4|123.9
|16.5|21.8|179.5
|14.4|19.3|179.6
|12.8|17.8|223.9
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| [[Angra do Heroísmo]], [[Terceira Island|Terceira]]
|12.0|16.2|107.6
|11.5|16.1|110.1
|11.9|16.5|107.8
|12.4|17.3|85.7
|13.7|18.8|72.3
|15.8|21.1|55.2
|18.1|23.9|29.1
|19.1|25.1|48.3
|18.5|24.0|89.7
|16.4|21.3|115.6
|14.2|18.7|122.8
|12.7|17.0|155.1
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| [[Santa Maria Airport (Azores)|Santa Maria Airport]], [[Santa Maria Island|Santa Maria]]
|12.0|16.8|86.4
|11.5|16.6|71.8
|12.2|17.2|64.7
|12.6|18.0|56.3
|13.9|19.5|38.8
|16.1|21.6|21.7
|18.2|24.1|25.9
|19.4|25.3|36.8
|18.7|24.5|59.7
|16.8|22.0|77.0
|14.8|19.6|112.7
|13.2|18.0|77.7
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