Tarrafal
Cape Verde
A crescent bay cupped by rugged palm-studded mountains on the northern tip of Santiago island.
Warmest month is October at 31°C on average. Coolest is January at 27°C. Driest reading falls in January with 0 rain days.
Costs and travel essentials
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline$2.00 (~$2.00)Country-level price estimate for Cape Verde, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- $2.75 (~$2.75)Country-level price estimate for Cape Verde, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- Flight timeMethodology6h 30m from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors1,728 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
| Month | Avg high | Daily spread | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 4°C | 0 |
| February | 27° | 6°C | 0 |
| March | 27° | 5°C | 0 |
| April | 28° | 6°C | 0 |
| May | 28° | 5°C | 0 |
| June | 29° | 4°C | 0 |
| July | 29° | 3°C | 1 |
| August | 30° | 3°C | 8 |
| September | 30° | 3°C | 9 |
| October | 31° | 4°C | 2 |
| November | 30° | 4°C | 1 |
| December | 28° | 4°C | 0 |
What to do
- Swim in the calm, delightfully protected waters of Tarrafal Beach
- Buy freshly caught tuna straight from the local fishermen pulling ashore
- Hike the steep panoramic trails of the nearby Serra Malagueta mountains
- Visit the stark historical remains of the Chão Bom concentration camp
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.