climigo

Cape Verde

When to go?

The best months are November–July. Avoid August–October (hot).

Climate zones

PraiaPraiaPraiaMindeloMindeloMindeloCidade VelhaCidade VelhaCidade VelhaTarrafalTarrafalTarrafal

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 23°20°
February 23°19°
March 23°19°
April 24°20°
May 25°21°
June 26°21°
July 27°22°
August 27°24°
September 28°24°
October 28°24°
November 26°23°
December 25°21°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec19.8 · 23.3 °CJanuary: 19.8 · 23.3 °C19.3 · 23.0 °CFebruary: 19.3 · 23.0 °C19.2 · 23.4 °CMarch: 19.2 · 23.4 °C19.8 · 23.9 °CApril: 19.8 · 23.9 °C20.5 · 24.7 °CMay: 20.5 · 24.7 °C21.3 · 25.5 °CJune: 21.3 · 25.5 °C22.4 · 26.5 °CJuly: 22.4 · 26.5 °C23.7 · 27.4 °CAugust: 23.7 · 27.4 °C24.2 · 27.6 °CSeptember: 24.2 · 27.6 °C23.9 · 27.5 °COctober: 23.9 · 27.5 °C22.7 · 26.2 °CNovember: 22.7 · 26.2 °C21.1 · 24.5 °CDecember: 21.1 · 24.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 19.8 – 23.3 °C
Feb 19.3 – 23.0 °C
Mar 19.2 – 23.4 °C
Apr 19.8 – 23.9 °C
May 20.5 – 24.7 °C
Jun 21.3 – 25.5 °C
Jul 22.4 – 26.5 °C
Aug 23.7 – 27.4 °C
Sep 24.2 – 27.6 °C
Oct 23.9 – 27.5 °C
Nov 22.7 – 26.2 °C
Dec 21.1 – 24.5 °C

How much it rains

January 5 mm1 d
February 3 mm1 d
March 1 mm0 d
April 1 mm0 d
May 1 mm0 d
June 2 mm0 d
July 9 mm2 d
August 42 mm7 d
September 62 mm8 d
October 26 mm3 d
November 7 mm1 d
December 5 mm1 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a dayJanuary: 5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a day3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a dayFebruary: 3 mm · 1 rain day · 3 mm a day1 mm · 0 rain daysMarch: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysApril: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysMay: 1 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysJune: 2 mm · 0 rain days9 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a dayJuly: 9 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a day42 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a dayAugust: 42 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a day62 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 62 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day26 mm · 3 rain days · 9 mm a dayOctober: 26 mm · 3 rain days · 9 mm a day7 mm · 1 rain day · 7 mm a dayNovember: 7 mm · 1 rain day · 7 mm a day5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a dayDecember: 5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 5 mm1 d
Feb 3 mm1 d
Mar 1 mm0 d
Apr 1 mm0 d
May 1 mm0 d
Jun 2 mm0 d
Jul 9 mm2 d
Aug 42 mm7 d
Sep 62 mm8 d
Oct 26 mm3 d
Nov 7 mm1 d
Dec 5 mm1 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 17
February 11 h 38
March 12 h 02
April 12 h 29
May 12 h 51
June 13 h 04
July 12 h 59
August 12 h 40
September 12 h 14
October 11 h 48
November 11 h 24
December 11 h 12

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities