Cape Verde weather by month
Cape Verde weather by month is warm and steady: 25 °C by day in January, 31 °C in September, with a sea from 22 °C to 27 °C.
Cape Verde in November, daytime high
29 °C
| Night low | 22 °C |
| Sea surface | 26 °C |
| Rain in the month | no usable record |
| Days with 1 mm or more | no usable record |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min |
| October, daytime high | 30 °C |
| December, daytime high | 27 °C |
Averages 1991 to 2020 at Sal, Amilcar Cabral airport. A typical month, not a forecast. Method.
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Cape Verde is an archipelago in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal, and its two main holiday islands for British visitors are Sal and Boa Vista. Our figures come from the station at Amílcar Cabral airport on Sal, averaged over 1991 to 2020. The range through the year is small. The coolest month, January, averages 25 °C by day; the warmest, September, 31 °C. Nights run from 19 °C in February to 24 °C in September. The sea is cooler than the latitude suggests in late winter and spring, 22 °C in March, because of the cool current along the African coast, and warmest in autumn, 27 °C in October. The trade wind blows strongly in winter, which makes Sal a known kite-surfing spot. The NOAA daily record on Sal does not report rain on enough days for a monthly total, so this page has none.
Cape Verde weather by month on Sal
| Month | Daytime high | Night low | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 °C | 19 °C | 23 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 11 h 12 min |
| February | 25 °C | 19 °C | 22 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 11 h 36 min |
| March | 26 °C | 19 °C | 22 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 12 h 00 min |
| April | 26 °C | 20 °C | 22 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 12 h 30 min |
| May | 27 °C | 20 °C | 23 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 12 h 54 min |
| June | 27 °C | 21 °C | 23 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 13 h 06 min |
| July | 29 °C | 23 °C | 24 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 13 h 00 min |
| August | 30 °C | 24 °C | 26 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 12 h 42 min |
| September | 31 °C | 24 °C | 27 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 12 h 12 min |
| October | 30 °C | 24 °C | 27 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 11 h 42 min |
| November | 29 °C | 22 °C | 26 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 11 h 18 min |
| December | 27 °C | 20 °C | 24 °C | no usable record | no usable record | 11 h 06 min |
Cape Verde in winter
December averages 27 °C by day and 20 °C at night, with a sea of 24 °C. That is warmer than Tenerife on all three counts, at 23 °C, 16 °C and 21 °C. The trip is longer, 4,340 km in a straight line against 2,940 km. In January and February the sea cools to 22 °C, and with the trade wind the beach can feel fresh.
Best time to visit Cape Verde
A daytime high of 25 °C or more is the rule all year. For the warmest water, choose August to November, when the sea passes 25 °C. Late summer and early autumn are the islands' rainy season, which our data cannot measure. For a comparison with the Canaries or the Red Sea in the same month, use the comparison tool.