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Weather in April in Cape Verde

Thinking about venturing to Cape Verde this April and curious about the weather conditions to expect? This page holds all the key information you seek, responding to your question:

What is the weather like in Cape Verde in April?

April in Cape Verde generally has warm temperatures, with almost no precipitation.

Temperatures

The average maximum temperatures are warm and range from 22°C in Porto Novo to 26°C in Praia. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 20°C in Praia and 20°C in Porto Novo.

Precipitation

April is a very dry month with an average rainfall of around 1 mm in Santa Maria.

Average sunshine

Meanwhile, Santa Maria enjoys approximately 217 hours of sunshine, offering a mostly sunny climate that adds a pleasant and vibrant feel to the month.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Cape Verde in April, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Cape Verde climate page.

Where to go in Cape Verde in April

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Cape Verde on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in April for the 5 most popular destinations in Cape Verde?

Santa Maria

In April Santa Maria generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 23°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 21°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Santa Maria
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
23°C 
21°C 
202 hours 
1.2 mm 
a single day 
23°C 
21°C 
217 hours 
1 mm 
0 days 
May   >> May
>>  
24°C 
22°C 
206 hours 
0.4 mm 
0 days 
Climate in Santa Maria

Sal Rei

In April Sal Rei generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 25°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 21°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Sal Rei
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
25°C 
20°C 
202 hours 
1.1 mm 
2 days 
25°C 
21°C 
217 hours 
0.9 mm 
a single day 
May   >> May
>>  
26°C 
21°C 
206 hours 
0.4 mm 
a single day 
Climate in Sal Rei

Mindelo

In April Mindelo generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 23°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 20°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Mindelo
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
22°C 
20°C 
276 hours 
1.6 mm 
3 days 
23°C 
20°C 
293 hours 
1.5 mm 
2 days 
May   >> May
>>  
23°C 
21°C 
307 hours 
1.1 mm 
3 days 
Climate in Mindelo

Praia

In April Praia generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 26°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 20°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Praia
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
25°C 
20°C 
281 hours 
1 mm 
3 days 
26°C 
20°C 
287 hours 
0.8 mm 
2 days 
May   >> May
>>  
26°C 
21°C 
301 hours 
0.5 mm 
3 days 
Climate in Praia

Vila do Maio

In April Vila do Maio generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 24°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 21°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Vila do Maio
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
24°C 
21°C 
281 hours 
0.8 mm 
2 days 
24°C 
21°C 
287 hours 
0.8 mm 
2 days 
May   >> May
>>  
25°C 
22°C 
301 hours 
0.5 mm 
2 days 
Climate in Vila do Maio

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Cape Verde.

Is April the best time to visit Cape Verde?

Given the typically perfect weather conditions in Santa Maria, April might be a good time to visit Cape Verde.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in offering mostly perfect weather in Santa Maria.

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