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The Cape Verde Islands are located in the tropical climate zone, they have a type of semi-desertic tropical climate tempered by the trade winds blowing constantly.
Temperatures vary little during the year, the maximum average temperatures vary between 30°C and 25°C, while the average minimum temperatures vary between 25°C and 19°C, the cooler months are those between December and March.
The short rainy season is during the months between August and October, but the rain that falls is poor.
On the island of Sal, for example, not even 70 mm per year are reached. However, the amount of rain varies from island to island, from 10 mm to 900 mm per year. In the island of Santiago where the capital Praia is located, the annual average rainfall is 210 mm.
The wind blow is a constant in the islands. From October until June blows the Harmattan, a dry and dusty wind from the Sahara.
The water temperature of the sea in Cape Verde Islands is maintained throughout the year great for swimming. In fact in the months when the water is colder, from February to April, it reaches 20 ° C, and reaches 25 ° C in the months of September and October.
WHEN TO GO TO CAPE VERDE
Every month of the year are suitable for a visit in the islands of Cape Verde.
THE CLIMATE OF CAPE VERDE ISLANDS: CLIMATIC TABLES
| PRAIA, CAPE VERDE (35 meters) | ||||
| Month | Average low (°C) | Average high (°C) | Precip. (mm) | Precip. days |
| January | 20,0 | 25,0 | 2,5 | 1 |
| February | 19,4 | 25,0 | 1,3 | 0 |
| March | 20,0 | 25,6 | 1,0 | 0 |
| April | 20,6 | 26,1 | 2,3 | 0 |
| May | 21,1 | 27,2 | 0,0 | 0 |
| June | 21,1 | 27,8 | 1,0 | 0 |
| July | 23,9 | 28,3 | 13,2 | 1 |
| August | 24,4 | 28,9 | 99,3 | 8 |
| September | 25,0 | 28,9 | 29,0 | 7 |
| October | 24,4 | 29,4 | 47,5 | 3 |
| November | 23,3 | 27,8 | 7,9 | 1 |
| December | 21,7 | 26,1 | 4,6 | 1 |
| YEAR | 22,1 | 27,2 | 209,6 | 22 |
| SAL, CAPE VERDE (2 meters) | ||||
| Month | Average low (°C) | Average high (°C) | Precip. (mm) | Precip. days |
| January | 19 | 25 | 5 | |
| February | 19 | 25 | 4 | |
| March | 19 | 25 | 1 | |
| April | 20 | 26 | 0 | |
| May | 20 | 26 | 0 | |
| June | 22 | 27 | 0 | |
| July | 23 | 28 | 1 | |
| August | 24 | 29 | 14 | |
| September | 25 | 30 | 33 | |
| October | 24 | 29 | 6 | |
| November | 22 | 28 | 2 | |
| December | 20 | 26 | 1 | |
| YEAR | 67 | |||
| SAL, CAPE VERDE | ||||
| Month | Sea Water Temperature °C | |||
| January | 21 | |||
| February | 20 | |||
| March | 20 | |||
| April | 20 | |||
| May | 21 | |||
| June | 22 | |||
| July | 23 | |||
| August | 24 | |||
| September | 25 | |||
| October | 25 | |||
| November | 24 | |||
| December | 22 | |||
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