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.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January27°±2°0
February27°±3°0
March27°±3°0
April28°±3°0
May28°±3°0
June29°±2°0
July29°±2°1
August30°±2°8
September30°±2°9
October31°±2°2
November30°±2°1
December28°±2°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. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.