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Espargos, Cape Verde climate
BWh Hot desert
Espargos has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is September with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is February averaging around 19°C at night. Precipitation totals about 165 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 52 mm while June barely receives 1 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Espargos climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 36 | 7 | 10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 8 | 15 | 52 | 36 | 7 | 10 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 54 | 50 | 54 | 53 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 60 | 56 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 75 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 76 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 54 | 50 | 54 | 53 | 55 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 75 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 86 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 60 | 56 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 76 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Amilcar Cabral Intl, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.