Ilheu de Vila Franca is a shore dive site in Azores, Portugal. Typically most favorable Aug · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 22°C (72°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.
Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 22°C · seasonal avg 23°C
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First light 6:12 · Sunrise 6:42 · Sunset 20:54
Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 6.0 km from site · graded 4h ago
Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.
Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.
No diver reports for this site yet. — one dated observation helps every diver after you.
What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.
August hastypically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.
Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.
Recorded observations — evidence of past sightings, not a promise of what you’ll encounter.
Sphyraena sphyraena recorded here Feb, Jul (3 records)
most recent 2014
Dasyatis pastinaca recorded here Jul (2 records)
most recent 2014
Haliphron atlanticus recorded here Jul (2 records)
most recent 2014
Epinephelus marginatus recorded here Feb (1 record)
most recent 2013
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri recorded here Feb (1 record)
most recent 2013
Muraena retifera recorded here Feb (1 record)
most recent 2013
Nudibranchia recorded here Feb (1 record)
most recent 2013
Scorpaena notata recorded here Feb (1 record)
most recent 2013
Counts are occurrence records near this site from public biodiversity datasets (GBIF), grouped by calendar month across all sampled years. Sightings vary — past records are context, not a prediction.
Facts from OpenStreetMap, corrected by the community — listed by distance only. Details change; confirm with the shop.
Mo-Su 08:30-17:00 hours from OpenStreetMap — call ahead
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