Cape Verde · Santiago
Praia
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Sea temperature by month
30-year averages (1996–2025). 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
January
74.2°F(73°F–76°F)
February
72.8°F(71°F–75°F)
March
72.8°F(71°F–75°F)
April
73.4°F(72°F–75°F)
May
74.0°F(73°F–76°F)
June
74.9°F(74°F–77°F)
July
77.3°F(76°F–79°F)
August
80.0°F(78°F–81°F)
September
81.1°F(80°F–82°F)
October
81.1°F(80°F–82°F)
November
79.5°F(78°F–81°F)
December
76.7°F(76°F–78°F)
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| MinMin °F | 7372.7 | 7171.1 | 7170.9 | 7271.5 | 7372.7 | 7473.7 | 7675.8 | 7878.5 | 8079.7 | 8080.1 | 7878.5 | 7675.8 |
| AvgAvg °F | 7474.2 | 7372.8 | 7372.8 | 7373.4 | 7474.0 | 7574.9 | 7777.3 | 8080.0 | 8181.1 | 8181.1 | 8079.5 | 7776.7 |
| MaxMax °F | 7676.0 | 7574.6 | 7575.0 | 7575.4 | 7676.0 | 7776.8 | 7978.9 | 8181.4 | 8282.3 | 8282.0 | 8180.6 | 7878.2 |
Warmest in September (81.1°F). Coldest in February (72.8°F). Comfortable for swimming year-round.
About Praia (Santiago)
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.