Preguiça weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Preguiça is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with May and June close behind. Preguiça averages about 3,089 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,089
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 297 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 69k
- Elevation
- 180 m
When is the best time to visit Preguiça?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Preguiça is April, then May and June. The dullest month is September (88/100, 53 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Preguiça?
Preguiça is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,089 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 8 Sunshine Score points separate April from September. It ranks #4 of 7 destinations in Cape Verde for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 3,089 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 41% of the annual 297 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 91 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 34 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| February | 92 | 21° / 70°F | 20° / 68°F | 29 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| March | 95 | 21° / 70°F | 20° / 68°F | 11 mm | 11 | 24° / 75°F |
| April | 96 | 21° / 70°F | 20° / 68°F | 8 mm | 12 | 24° / 75°F |
| May | 96 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 7 mm | 11 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 96 | 22° / 72°F | 22° / 72°F | 5 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| July | 96 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 8 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 91 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 37 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 88 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 53 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 32 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 91 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 33 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 90 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 40 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
Sea temperature in Preguiça by month
The sea off Preguiça is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in January at 24°C / 75°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
- São Pedro Cape Verde · 87 km · best in May · 3,191 h sun/yr
- Espargos Cape Verde · 143 km · best in Apr · 2,997 h sun/yr
- Rabil Cape Verde · 157 km · best in Apr · 2,997 h sun/yr
- Praia Cape Verde · 202 km · best in May · 3,097 h sun/yr
- Dakar Senegal · 801 km · best in Feb · 3,053 h sun/yr
- Serekunda Gambia · 896 km · best in Jan · 3,054 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- São Filipe Cape Verde · 191 km · 3,105 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Vila do Maio Cape Verde · 196 km · 2,984 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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