Annual mean 20°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind N
Warmest
27.9 °C
Coldest
21.7 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
2.7 m/s
Prevailing
N
2.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Cabo Verde over the whole year is 20°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C. The rainy (wet) season in Cabo Verde runs from October to March, peaking in January with a 82% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; September is the driest month, at 39%. Winds in Cabo Verde are highest in June, averaging 2.1 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.1 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Cabo Verde come in July, when the sky is typically 33% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 71%.
Month by month Cabo Verde climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
26°C
20°C
28°C
82%
69%
1.4 m/s
41
68
11
February
26°C
20°C
28°C
71%
69%
1.3 m/s
40
71
9
March
27°C
19°C
29°C
78%
56%
1.3 m/s
36
72
7
April
26°C
17°C
27°C
57%
48%
1.3 m/s
55
66
16
May
24°C
14°C
24°C
70%
51%
1.1 m/s
77
44
39
June
23°C
13°C
22°C
54%
50%
2.1 m/s
85
24
56
July
23°C
11°C
21°C
40%
33%
1.5 m/s
85
21
62
August
24°C
14°C
23°C
55%
47%
1.5 m/s
79
34
48
September
27°C
17°C
26°C
39%
44%
1.8 m/s
61
59
23
October
27°C
19°C
27°C
66%
66%
1.7 m/s
50
64
17
November
26°C
19°C
27°C
74%
63%
1.6 m/s
57
59
20
December
26°C
20°C
28°C
74%
71%
1.4 m/s
44
67
11
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Cabo Verde weather by season
Year round, Cabo Verde has days of about 23°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 27°C in September, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 11°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 20°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around September. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Cabo Verde weather in winterJune to August
High 23°CLow 13°CRain 50%
Winter in Cabo Verde has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.
Cabo Verde weather in springSeptember to November
High 26°CLow 18°CRain 59%
Spring in Cabo Verde has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 59% chance of rain on a given day.
Cabo Verde weather in summerDecember to February
High 26°CLow 20°CRain 75%
Summer in Cabo Verde has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 75% chance of rain on a given day.
Cabo Verde weather in autumnMarch to May
High 25°CLow 17°CRain 68%
Autumn in Cabo Verde has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 68% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Cabo Verde?
The rainy (wet) season in Cabo Verde runs from October to March, peaking in January with a 82% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; September is the driest month, at 39%.
What time of year is Cabo Verde windiest?
Winds in Cabo Verde are highest in June, averaging 2.1 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.1 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Cabo Verde year round?
The average temperature in Cabo Verde over the whole year is 20°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C.