Last and first frost dates in Ponta Delgada

Portugal

Ponta Delgada had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frost	none in ten years
First autumn frost	none in ten years

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Ponta Delgada

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

Soil	Date
5 °C	already in the first week of January
10 °C	already in the first week of January
15 °C	already in the first week of January
18 °C	9 May

Frost dates near Ponta Delgada

City	Distance	Last spring frost	First autumn frost
Funchal	976 km	—	—
Santa Cruz de La Palma	1,246 km	—	—
Santa Cruz de Tenerife	1,352 km	—	—
Sintra	1,425 km	—	—
Las Palmas	1,432 km	—	—

Seeds, seedlings and markets in Ponta Delgada

Within 15 km of Ponta Delgada OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 4 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery and 1 market (collected 27 October 2026). The nearest farm supply to the city centre is Agriloja, 3 km away.

Agriloja — farm supply
Rua da Piedade 162, 9500-362 Ponta Delgada · Mon–Sun 09:00–20:00 · 3 km · agriloja.pt
Mercado da Graça — market
Mon–Thu 07:00–18:00; Fri 07:00–19:00; Sat 07:00–14:00 · 1 km
Agro Loja — farm supply
Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00; Sat 08:00–13:00 · 5 km
Agriloja — farm supply
ER 3-1ª, 9600-055 Ribeira Grande · Mon–Sun 09:00–20:00 · 7 km · agriloja.pt

Weather in Ponta Delgada by month

Average weather in Ponta Delgada over 2016–2025: the warmest month is August. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: June–October (21.4–25.2 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in February, average 13 °C. About 1315 mm of rain falls in a year, on 196 days; December is the wettest month (160 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days
January	17.2	14	143	17
February	16.8	13	120	15
March	16.9	13.1	114	17
April	17.5	13.7	119	18
May	19.1	15	113	19
June	21.4	17.1	80	15
July	23.7	19.2	48	14
August	25.2	20.6	66	15
September	24.1	19.8	74	16
October	21.9	18.3	150	17
November	19.4	16	128	16
December	17.9	14.4	160	17

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).