Best time to visit, weather and climate Cape Verde
Best time to visit Cape Verde
The best time to visit Cape Verde is from january until december, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and limited till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Cape Verde is 28°C in august and the lowest is 24°C in january. The weather and climate of Cape Verde is suitable for a sun vacation.
The average climate figure for Cape Verde is an 9,2. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.
Cape Verde has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Cape Verde or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
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Climate Cape Verde per month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24°C | 24°C | 24°C | 24°C | 25°C | 25°C | 26°C | 28°C | 28°C | 28°C | 27°C | 26°C |
| 1 mm |
2 mm |
1 mm |
3 mm |
1 mm |
4 mm |
4 mm |
32 mm |
50 mm |
42 mm |
10 mm |
3 mm |
All climate data from Cape Verde
Climate data from: Praia
Climate Cape Verde
Cape Verde has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Cape Verde is 26° degrees and there is about 154 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 288 days a year with an average humidity of 75% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate Cape Verde
| Day |
| Night |
| Precip |
| Rain days |
| Dry days |
| Sun hours per day |
| Wind force in Bft |
| UV-index |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 24°C | 24°C | 24°C | 24°C | 25°C | 25°C | 26°C | 28°C | 28°C | 28°C | 27°C | 26°C |
| Night | 22°C | 21°C | 21°C | 21°C | 22°C | 23°C | 24°C | 25°C | 26°C | 26°C | 25°C | 23°C |
| Precip | 1 mm |
2 mm |
1 mm |
3 mm |
1 mm |
4 mm |
4 mm |
32 mm |
50 mm |
42 mm |
10 mm |
3 mm |
| Rain days |
1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Dry days |
30 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Sun hours per day |
9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Wind force in Bft |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Weather Cape Verde january
On average, it is maximum 24° in january in Cape Verde and at least around 22° degrees. In january there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Cape Verde.
Weather Cape Verde february
On average, it is maximum 24° in february in Cape Verde and at least around 21° degrees. In february there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Cape Verde.
Weather Cape Verde march
On average, it is maximum 24° in march in Cape Verde and at least around 21° degrees. In march there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Cape Verde.
Weather Cape Verde april
On average, it is maximum 24° in april in Cape Verde and at least around 21° degrees. In april there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Cape Verde.
Weather Cape Verde may
On average, it is maximum 25° in may in Cape Verde and at least around 22° degrees. In may there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Cape Verde.
Weather Cape Verde june
On average, it is maximum 25° in june in Cape Verde and at least around 23° degrees. In june there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 4 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Cape Verde.
Weather Cape Verde july
On average, it is maximum 26° in july in Cape Verde and at least around 24° degrees. In july there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 4 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Cape Verde.
Weather Cape Verde august
On average, it is maximum 28° in august in Cape Verde and at least around 25° degrees. In august there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 32 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Cape Verde.
Weather Cape Verde september
On average, it is maximum 28° in september in Cape Verde and at least around 26° degrees. In september there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 50 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Cape Verde.
Weather Cape Verde october
On average, it is maximum 28° in october in Cape Verde and at least around 26° degrees. In october there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 42 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Cape Verde.
Weather Cape Verde november
On average, it is maximum 27° in november in Cape Verde and at least around 25° degrees. In november there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 10 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Cape Verde.
Weather Cape Verde december
On average, it is maximum 26° in december in Cape Verde and at least around 23° degrees. In december there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Cape Verde.
14 day weather forecast Cape Verde
The weather for Praia in Cape Verde will be 25° till 24° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
The weather forecast for Cape Verde is based on the weather in Praia.
Weather forecast this week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Water | Precip | Change | Wind | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
We 27 Jan |
|
25°C | 20°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 5m/s | 8 |
Th 28 Jan |
|
25°C | 20°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 5m/s | 5 |
Fr 29 Jan |
|
26°C | 20°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 5m/s | 7 |
Sa 30 Jan |
|
25°C | 21°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 6m/s | 5 |
Su 31 Jan |
|
25°C | 20°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 5m/s | 8 |
Mo 1 Feb |
|
25°C | 20°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 5m/s | 8 |
Tu 2 Feb |
|
25°C | 20°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 6m/s | 8 |
Weather forecast next week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Water | Precip | Change | Wind | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
We 3 Feb |
|
24°C | 20°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 7m/s | 8 |
Th 4 Feb |
|
24°C | 20°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 7m/s | 8 |
Fr 5 Feb |
|
23°C | 20°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 7m/s | 3 |
Sa 6 Feb |
|
23°C | 19°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 7m/s | 1 |
Su 7 Feb |
|
22°C | 19°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 6m/s | 3 |
Mo 8 Feb |
|
22°C | 19°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 6m/s | 3 |
Tu 9 Feb |
|
24°C | 20°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 5m/s | 1 |
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Hotels and apartments in Cape Verde
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Flight tickets to Cape Verde
Cape Verde has 3 airports which you can fly to:
- Praia International Airport
Praia - Maio Airport
Vila do Maio - Preguiça Airport
Preguiça
If you want to fly to an island of Cape Verde you can go to:
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport
Sal - Rabil Airport
Boa Vista
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About Cape Verde
Cape Verde is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Praia. The total surface is 4.033 km² with 965 km of coastline and the population consists of 560.899 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 66x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call Cape Verde you have to use +238 or 00238 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2385012457809 or 002385012457809.
Cape Verde is in a straight line at 16.673 km distance from Wellington. From Auckland Airport the flight time is about 21 hours20.
Places near Cape Verde
- Sal Rei (Boa Vista)
- Tarrafal
- Espargos (Sal)
- Buracona (Sal)
- Mindelo
- Assomada
- Santa Maria (Sal)
- Praia
- Sacramento
- Forno
- Ponta do Sol
- Rabil (Boa Vista)
- Povoação Velha (Boa Vista)
- Vila de Sal Rei (Boa Vista)
- Feijoal (Sal)
- Amador (Boa Vista)
Currency Cape Verde
In Cape Verde the Cape Verde escudo is used to pay.
Exchange rate Cape Verde escudo (CVE) 27 january 2021
1 Cape Verde escudo = 0,02 New Zealand dollar
100 Cape Verde escudo = 1,56 New Zealand dollar
1 New Zealand dollar = 64,20 Cape Verde escudo
100 New Zealand dollar = 6.420,06 Cape Verde escudo
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
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MasterCard Nearby
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Time difference Cape Verde
In Cape Verde it is now 10:16 o’clock in the morning on tuesday 26 january 2021. That is 14 hour earlier than in New Zealand. The time zone of Cape Verde is Atlantic/Cape_Verde and the Greenwich time is UTC-01.
Vaccinations Cape Verde
Mandatory vaccinations
- Cholera
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Cape Verde.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Hepatitis B
- Tuberculose (TBC)
- ZIKA-virus