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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Cabo Verde

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °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 (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 138 mm (5.4 inches) and receives 16 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz enjoys an average of 3765 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 14 minutes to 12 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Cabo Verde §

The warmest months in Santa Cruz are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in February, March and April, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz experiences 91 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 Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, 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 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Cabo Verde §

Santa Cruz usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 5 rainy days and 40 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz are January, March and April. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, 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 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 6 (0.3) 45 (1.8) 62 (2.4) 13 (0.5) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 2 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Cabo Verde §

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, 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 242 284 335 339 355 334 330 332 312 321 289 286
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 19m 11h 38m 12h 2m 12h 28m 12h 49m 12h 59m 12h 54m 12h 35m 12h 11m 11h 46m 11h 24m 11h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Cabo Verde §

Santa Cruz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santa Cruz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, 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 13 13 12 12 13 13 14 12 10 9