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Monthly climate in Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau, Cabo Verde

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau 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 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 73 mm (2.9 inches) and receives 8 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau enjoys an average of 3751 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau, Cabo Verde §

The warmest months in Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau 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, Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau experiences 85 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 Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau, 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
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°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)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau, Cabo Verde §

Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 2 rainy days and 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau are January, April and May. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau, 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) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 23 (0.9) 27 (1.0) 9 (0.4) 1 (0.0) 4 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau, Cabo Verde §

The sunniest months in Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau are April, May and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau, 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 242 277 330 332 356 332 326 336 314 321 294 284
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 15m 11h 35m 12h 2m 12h 30m 12h 53m 13h 5m 12h 59m 12h 38m 12h 11m 11h 44m 11h 20m 11h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau, Cabo Verde §

Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau 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 Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau, 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 12 13 13 11 9 9