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Monthly climate in Ponta do Sol, Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ponta do Sol 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.Ponta do Sol 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.

Monthly average temperatures in Ponta do Sol, Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde §

The warmest months in Ponta do Sol 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, Ponta do Sol experiences 71 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ponta do Sol, Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ponta do Sol, Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde §

Ponta do Sol 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 Ponta do Sol are January, April and May. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ponta do Sol, Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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

Monthly sunshine hours in Ponta do Sol, Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde §

The sunniest months in Ponta do Sol are April, May and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ponta do Sol: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ponta do Sol, Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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

Solar UV radiation in Ponta do Sol, Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde §

Ponta do Sol 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 Ponta do Sol UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ponta do Sol, Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 9 11 12 13 13 12 12 13 13 11 9 9