Praia (Santiago) sea temperature today: 29°C – beach water temperature, Praia (Santiago), Cape Verde
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Cape Verde · Santiago
Praia
Sea
28.9°C84.0°F
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Today, September 13, the sea temperature at Praia is 28.9 °C (84 °F). That is 1.3 °C warmer than the usual 27.6 °C in September. Comfortable for swimming year-round.

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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.

Warmest in September (27.6°C). Coldest in March (22.8°C). Comfortable for swimming year-round.

5-year averages (2021–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
MonthSea · MinSea · AvgSea · MaxAir · MinAir · AvgAir · Max
January23.8°C24.0°C24.4°C20.8°C22.4°C23.9°C
February22.3°C23.0°C24.4°C19.9°C21.6°C23.3°C
March21.9°C22.8°C23.9°C19.5°C21.4°C23.1°C
April22.4°C23.3°C24.1°C20.3°C22.4°C24.2°C
May22.9°C23.5°C24.4°C20.9°C23.0°C24.8°C
June23.4°C24.0°C24.9°C21.7°C23.7°C25.5°C
July24.6°C25.2°C26.3°C23.0°C24.8°C26.4°C
August26.5°C26.9°C27.6°C24.6°C26.1°C27.3°C
September27.2°C27.6°C28.0°C25.1°C26.4°C27.4°C
October27.1°C27.5°C28.0°C24.7°C26.3°C27.6°C
November26.4°C26.7°C27.0°C23.5°C25.1°C26.4°C
December24.6°C25.1°C25.6°C21.8°C23.3°C24.6°C

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 °C73–77 °F from July through September; Nelson Mandela International airport sits ten minutes from downtown.

Frequently asked questions

Today, September 13, the sea at Praia is 28.9 °C (84 °F)84 °F (28.9 °C) – bathtub-warm. The usual September average is 27.6 °C82 °F.

No single number works for everyone, so the scale on this page is only a guide to how the water feels: below 13 °C55 °F icy, 13–18 °C55–64 °F cold, 18–23 °C64–73 °F refreshing, 23–28 °C73–82 °F pleasantly warm and above 28 °C82 °F like a bath. Right now the sea at Praia is 28.9 °C84 °F.

Yes – the sea at Praia (Santiago, Cape Verde) stays swimmable all year. March is the coolest month, averaging 22.8 °C73 °F – refreshing, good for a short swim; the warmest is September at 27.6 °C82 °F.

In September, at 27.6 °C82 °F on average. The coolest month is March at 22.8 °C73 °F – still above the 18 °C64 °F swimming line, so there is no off-season for swimming.