Climate of Santiago
Santiago has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Santiago is 26° degrees and there is about 154 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 288 days a year with an average humidity of 75% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 24°C and 28°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 21°C and 26°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 22°C and 31°C
- Rain: it rains 55 days and there is a total of approximately 153 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3282 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 24°C and 28°C |
Warmest month: | 28°C in August |
Coldest month: | 24°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 21°C and 26°C |
Sea temperature: | between 22°C and 31°C |
Dry days: | 310 days |
Days with rain: | 55 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 153 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3282 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Santiago.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Santiago.
Climate table of Santiago
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Santiago. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Santiago might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Night temp. (°C) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Water temp. (°C) | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 50 | 42 | 10 | 3 |
Days with rain | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Dry days | 30 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Best time to visit Santiago
The best time to visit Santiago in Cape Verde is from January through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Santiago is 28°C in August and the lowest is 24°C in January. The water temperature is 31°C at its highest and in other months it can be 22°C.
Climate of Santiago by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Santiago? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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