Mindelo climate — normals and trends
Mindelo (Cabo Verde) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 118 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is February (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Mindelo averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 21 rainy days per year.
Mindelo 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 27.8 °C (on 2 September 2023) and the coldest 16.8 °C (on 22 February 1973).
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
MindeloSão Vicente Municipality
- coords
- 16.89°, -24.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.7°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
118mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
30.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
21 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
41.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
265 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
27.8 °C
2 September 2023
Coldest day
16.8 °C
22 February 1973
Wettest day
106 mm
29 October 1957
Windiest day
57.7 km/h
28 September 1952
Strongest gust
83.2 km/h
15 September 1973
Hottest feels-like
34.5 °C
2 September 2023
Coldest feels-like
10.4 °C
16 February 2014
Sunniest day
12.8 h
19 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 20.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 20.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 20.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 23.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 59 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 30 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 25.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 15 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 21.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 9 mm | +1 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mindelo?
Mindelo has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 118 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mindelo?
The hottest day measured in Mindelo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2023, reaching 27.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mindelo?
The coldest day measured in Mindelo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1973, at 16.8 °C.
Does it snow in Mindelo?
Almost never: Mindelo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mindelo warmed?
Yes: Mindelo warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mindelo?
The wettest day measured in Mindelo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1957, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mindelo?
The windiest day measured in Mindelo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1952, with winds reaching 57.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mindelo?
The warmest month in Mindelo is September (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (19.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mindelo?
Mindelo receives on average 118 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 21 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mindelo?
Mindelo gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mindelo?
Yes: Mindelo has on average 265 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mindelo?
In Mindelo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.5 °C on 2 September 2023, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 16 February 2014.
Compare Mindelo with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.