Cape Verde weather by month
Cape Verde is warmest in October (30°C average high) and coolest in February (25°C). For warm, mostly dry weather, go all year. The sea is warm enough for easy swimming all year.
Warmest month
October
30°C
Coolest month
February
25°C
Wettest month
September
35 mm
Flight from London
5½h
direct, estimated
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Cape Verde temperature by month
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When to go to Cape Verde
What is the best month to visit Cape Verde for sun?
For warm, mostly dry days, go all year, going by our 10-year averages.
What is the hottest month in Cape Verde?
October averages 30°C. February is the coolest at 25°C.
When does it rain most in Cape Verde?
September, with about 35 mm of rain.
When is the sea warm enough to swim in Cape Verde?
all year, when the sea averages 21°C or more.
How we measured this
Daily averages from 2016 to 2025 for Sal, from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis); sea temperatures are 2023 to 2025 averages from the Open-Meteo marine archive. Rain is the average monthly total.
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