In Florida even on a sunny and cloudless day the weather people will often finish their forecast by saying "and you can't rule out the chance of a passing shower". It's a good way of hedging their bets and often plays out to be true over the course of a day. In Texas the common way to describe the weather was to say "if you don't like it, just wait five minutes and it will change". Those words also tended to ring true more often than not. Here in the Azores we've learned that to accurately describe the weather it's kind of a combination of both of those phrases.
Temperature wise there really isn't much variance year round. The highs in the winter are in the mid-fifties and the highs in the summer are in the upper 70's. Not bad at all! At this time of year we're getting overnight lows in the upper 50's, which make it perfect for sleeping with the sliding glass door open. All night long we can hear the constant roar of the ocean and the chirping of numerous types of birds including one that has an extremely bizarre mating call (at least we've been told by some of the staff it's a mating call). The daytime highs are mostly in the middle 60's. There is also a steady breeze coming off the ocean. Very nice temperatures that seem pretty steady. The one thing we have found to be true though is that even in this narrow range there are constant fluctuations, meaning you need to keep a light jacket with you at all times. When the sun is out it's slightly warm, but when the sun tucks behind a cloud, which it frequently does, it's slightly chilly. It's a constant mix of sun and clouds so we're wearing out the sleeves of our jackets putting them on and taking them off. One other thing..........you can't rule out the chance of a passing shower. They'll pop up and be gone before you can get your umbrella open.
Complaining? Heck no! Sleeping with the windows open and not breaking a sweat all day? No complaint's here, besides as I've said before, you can't judge the day by the weather!
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| The pictures are from strolling around yesterday. |
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| Although small, it's the largest beach in Angra Do Heroismo |
