Cape Verde · Santiago
Praia
Sea
80.6°F
Air
–
UV
–
Beach day
23–28°C
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Climate · monthly averages
Sea temperature by month
5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
64°F
68°F
72°F
75°F
79°F
82°F
86°F
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
MinMin °F
7574.9
7272.1
7171.3
7272.3
7373.2
7474.2
7676.3
8079.6
8180.9
8180.9
8079.6
7676.3
AvgAvg °F
7575.2
7373.5
7373.0
7473.9
7474.3
7575.2
7777.4
8080.4
8281.6
8181.4
8080.0
7777.1
MaxMax °F
7675.8
7675.9
7574.9
7575.5
7676.0
7776.8
7979.4
8281.6
8282.4
8282.3
8180.5
7878.1
Warmest in September (81.6°F). Coldest in March (73.0°F). Comfortable for swimming year-round.
About Praia
Cape Verde's capital sits on Santiago Island's southern coast, 15 kilometres east of Cidade Velha – Africa's oldest European-built town, founded in 1462 and UNESCO-listed in 2009 for its Fortaleza Real de São Filipe and the Pelourinho slave-trading column. Praia da Quebra Canela is the urban city beach below the Plateau district, while Tarrafal sixty kilometres north opens a postcard turquoise crescent regarded as the island's finest. The Atlantic holds 23–25 °C from July through September; Nelson Mandela International airport sits ten minutes from downtown.