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The climate of San Antão (Cape Verde)
San Antão is the most westerly situated island of the Barlavento or windward islands of Cape Verde. The highest point on the island is the Topo de Coroa volcano with a peak of almost 2,000 meters. The western side of the island is separated from the eastern side by a large mountain range. The capital of the island is Ribeira Grande which is located in the northern part of the island. The Agostinho Neto airport is situated in the vicinity of this city and is the easiest way to reach the island. The ferry docks in Porto Novo. On the island the city Monte Trigo is located; this is the most westerly situated city of the African continent. Santo Antão has a tropical savannah climate with pleasant temperatures all year round. The island has extremely low precipitation figures causing the scenery to be very arid. The temperature of the sea is pleasant all year round. The Harmattan wind that comes from the Sahara supplies dry and dusty air. This type of wind has a strong influence on the climate of San Antão. The figures below are for the coastal areas, it is often colder in the higher areas.

 

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for San Antão
Please, note that local deviations may occur

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 22 16 7 4 23
February 22 16 8 4 22
March 23 16 9 4 23
April 23 17 10 3 23
May 24 18 10 4 23
June 25 19 9 3 24
July 26 20 7 3 25
August 27 21 6 4 26
September 27 21 7 6 27
October 26 20 8 4 26
November 25 19 8 4 26
December 23 18 7 3 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:
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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