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Weather in January in Santiago

Thinking about venturing to Santiago this January 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 Santiago in January?

Santiago is a region in Cape Verde. January in Santiago generally has warm temperatures, with almost no precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect warm maximum daytime temperatures of around 25°C and nighttime temperatures around 20°C in Praia.

Precipitation

January is a very dry month with an average rainfall of around 4.1 mm in Praia.

Average sunshine

Meanwhile, Praia enjoys approximately 225 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 Santiago in January, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Santiago climate page.

Where to go in Santiago in January

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Santiago 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 January for the 2 most popular destinations in Santiago?

Praia

In January Praia generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 25°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
27°C 
22°C 
203 hours 
4.5 mm 
a single day 
25°C 
20°C 
225 hours 
4.1 mm 
2 days 
25°C 
20°C 
237 hours 
1.7 mm 
2 days 
Climate in Praia

Tarrafal

In January Tarrafal 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.

Tarrafal
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
25°C 
23°C 
203 hours 
3.6 mm 
2 days 
24°C 
21°C 
225 hours 
4.7 mm 
2 days 
24°C 
21°C 
237 hours 
1.8 mm 
2 days 
Climate in Tarrafal

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

Is January the best time to visit Santiago?

In our opinion, January is a good time to visit Santiago with overall perfect weather in Praia. However, the weather conditions may vary depending on your destination.

On average, the best time to visit Santiago is in with generally perfect weather in Praia.

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