Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pombas features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (82 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 78 mm (3.1 inches) and receives 7 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pombas enjoys an average of 3718 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 6 minutes to 13 hours 7 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Pombas are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in February, March and April, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pombas experiences 71 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean maximum | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average high | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
Average low | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Pombas, Cabo Verde with other places around the world.
Pombas usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 1 rainy days and 17 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pombas are January, April and May. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 15 (0.6) | 29 (1.1) | 4 (0.2) | 4 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Pombas are April, May and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pombas: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 238 | 272 | 323 | 328 | 349 | 322 | 326 | 338 | 319 | 321 | 295 | 283 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 13m | 11h 34m | 12h 2m | 12h 31m | 12h 55m | 13h 7m | 13h 1m | 12h 39m | 12h 12m | 11h 43m | 11h 18m | 11h 6m |
Pombas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pombas UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 |