The climate of Praia (Cape Verde)
Praia is the capital of Cape Verde. Praia has a population of more
than 60,000 and is located on the island of Santiago. The place where
Praia is situated already was an important stopover for navigation
routes toward Brazil and Asia during the 16th century. The city itself
was founded in 1615 and was named Praia de Santa Maria. The city
center is situated on a narrow plateau, because of this the center is
also known as Plateau. Praia has a tropical savannah climate with only
261 millimeters of annual rain. Hardly any rain falls during the first
half of the year. Most precipitation falls in August and September.
Temperatures are almost always pleasantly warm during the day, between
24-29 degrees Celsius. Extremely high temperatures are uncommon which
makes Praia a pleasant place to stay in. Praia is also quite sunny
with 2920 hours of annual sunshine on average.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Praia
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
24
19
7
2
23
February
24
19
8
2
23
March
25
18
9
3
23
April
25
19
10
2
23
May
25
20
10
3
23
June
26
21
9
3
24
July
27
22
7
4
26
August
28
23
6
6
27
September
29
24
7
7
27
October
28
23
8
4
26
November
27
22
8
3
25
December
26
20
7
2
24
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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