Praia weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Praia is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with June and March close behind. Praia averages about 3,097 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,097
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 325 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 138k
- Elevation
- 93 m
When is the best time to visit Praia?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Praia is May, then June and March. The dullest month is September (82/100, 82 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Praia?
Praia is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,097 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 15 Sunshine Score points separate May from September. It ranks #3 of 7 destinations in Cape Verde for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,089 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 56% of the annual 325 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 22 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| February | 94 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 20 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| March | 96 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 8 mm | 11 | 25° / 77°F |
| April | 96 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 5 mm | 12 | 25° / 77°F |
| May | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 4 mm | 11 | 26° / 79°F |
| June | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 4 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| July | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 12 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 87 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 56 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 82 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 82 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 45 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 37 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 92 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 30 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
Sea temperature in Praia by month
The sea off Praia is warmest in September at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in February at 25°C / 77°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Rabil Cape Verde · 147 km · best in Apr · 2,997 h sun/yr
- Espargos Cape Verde · 208 km · best in Apr · 2,997 h sun/yr
- São Pedro Cape Verde · 269 km · best in May · 3,191 h sun/yr
- Dakar Senegal · 690 km · best in Feb · 3,053 h sun/yr
- Serekunda Gambia · 758 km · best in Jan · 3,054 h sun/yr
- Nouakchott Mauritania · 884 km · best in Jan · 3,619 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Vila do Maio Cape Verde · 38 km · 2,984 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- São Filipe Cape Verde · 107 km · 3,105 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Preguiça Cape Verde · 202 km · 3,089 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Praia compares month by month: Praia vs Espargos · Praia vs Rabil · Praia vs São Pedro · all comparisons
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