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Cape Verde climate

Tropical, hot and humid. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Praia · Mindelo · Espargos · Assomada · Tarrafal · Porto Novo

Browse all 21 cities in Cape Verde

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

BWh

Hot desert

15 cities

Mindelopop 69k Espargospop 24k Assomadapop 21k Tarrafalpop 13k Porto Novopop 11k Sal Reipop 11k Pedra Badejopop 10k Calhetapop 6k Vila do Maiopop 4k Tarrafal de São Nicolaupop 4k Ribeira Bravapop 3k Picospop 2k

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Other / unclassified

3 cities

Praiapop 138k Cidade Velhapop 3k São Domingospop 3k

BSh

Hot semi-arid

3 cities

São Filipepop 10k Igrejapop 4k Nova Sintrapop 2k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Cape Verde.

Climate types in Cape Verde

Cape Verde spans 2 climate types. All climate types:

BWh Hot desert · 15 cities BSh Hot semi-arid · 3 cities

Climate records across Cape Verde — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest São Domingos (78.0 °F avg) · Coolest Pombas (73.9 °F avg) · Wettest Igreja (13 in/yr) · Driest Espargos (7 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Cape Verde sits well between them.