Rabil weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Rabil is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with May and June close behind. Rabil averages about 2,997 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,997
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 257 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- 16 m
When is the best time to visit Rabil?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Rabil is April, then May and June. The dullest month is September (86/100, 58 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Rabil?
Rabil gets a lot of sun: around 2,997 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 10 Sunshine Score points separate April from September. It ranks #6 of 7 destinations in Cape Verde for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,089 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 50% of the annual 257 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 21 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| February | 93 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 21 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| March | 95 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 8 mm | 11 | 24° / 75°F |
| April | 96 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 5 mm | 11 | 24° / 75°F |
| May | 96 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 4 mm | 11 | 24° / 75°F |
| June | 96 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 3 mm | 10 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 95 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 8 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 38 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 86 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 58 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 91 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 33 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 31 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 27 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
Sea temperature in Rabil by month
The sea off Rabil is warmest in September 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
- Espargos Cape Verde · 68 km · best in Apr · 2,997 h sun/yr
- Praia Cape Verde · 147 km · best in May · 3,097 h sun/yr
- São Pedro Cape Verde · 244 km · best in May · 3,191 h sun/yr
- Dakar Senegal · 644 km · best in Feb · 3,053 h sun/yr
- Serekunda Gambia · 739 km · best in Jan · 3,054 h sun/yr
- Nouakchott Mauritania · 774 km · best in Jan · 3,619 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Vila do Maio Cape Verde · 114 km · 2,984 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Preguiça Cape Verde · 157 km · 3,089 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- São Filipe Cape Verde · 220 km · 3,105 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Rabil compares month by month: Rabil vs Dakar · Rabil vs Praia · Rabil vs Espargos · Rabil vs São Pedro · all comparisons
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