Espargos climate — normals and trends
Espargos (Cabo Verde) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 80 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is September (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is March (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Espargos averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 12 rainy days per year.
Espargos has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.0 °C (on 16 October 2023) and the coldest 17.1 °C (on 9 February 2023).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
EspargosSal
- coords
- 16.76°, -22.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.0°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
80mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
29.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
12 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
336 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.0 °C
16 October 2023
Coldest day
17.1 °C
9 February 2023
Wettest day
81 mm
27 September 1952
Windiest day
53.6 km/h
17 October 1951
Strongest gust
76.0 km/h
8 September 1996
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
6 September 2008
Coldest feels-like
12.0 °C
16 February 2014
Sunniest day
13.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 21.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 21.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 21.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 7 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 23.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 25 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 26.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 20 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 25.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 32 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 23.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 11 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Espargos?
Espargos has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 80 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Espargos?
The hottest day measured in Espargos between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 2023, reaching 29.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Espargos?
The coldest day measured in Espargos between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2023, at 17.1 °C.
Does it snow in Espargos?
Almost never: Espargos sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Espargos warmed?
Yes: Espargos warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Espargos?
The wettest day measured in Espargos between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1952, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Espargos?
The windiest day measured in Espargos between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1951, with winds reaching 53.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Espargos?
The warmest month in Espargos is September (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is March (20.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Espargos?
Espargos receives on average 80 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 12 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Espargos?
Espargos gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Espargos?
Yes: Espargos has on average 336 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Espargos?
In Espargos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 6 September 2008, and the lowest was 12.0 °C on 16 February 2014.
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