Praia climate — normals and trends
Praia (Cabo Verde) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 201 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Praia averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 30 rainy days per year.
Praia has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.3 °C (on 15 October 2017) and the coldest 15.5 °C (on 28 February 1952).
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
PraiaPraia Municipality
- coords
- 14.93°, -23.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.2°C
Average daily high
25.7°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
201mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
30 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
258 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
31.3 °C
15 October 2017
Coldest day
15.5 °C
28 February 1952
Wettest day
115 mm
27 September 1952
Windiest day
47.5 km/h
9 September 2018
Strongest gust
81.7 km/h
15 September 1973
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
15 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
12.8 °C
20 February 2015
Sunniest day
12.9 h
5 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 | 24.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 23.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 71 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 49 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | +31 mm |
| Dec | 24.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 27 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Praia?
Praia has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 201 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Praia?
The hottest day measured in Praia between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 2017, reaching 31.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Praia?
The coldest day measured in Praia between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1952, at 15.5 °C.
Does it snow in Praia?
Almost never: Praia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Praia warmed?
Yes: Praia warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Praia?
The wettest day measured in Praia between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1952, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Praia?
The windiest day measured in Praia between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2018, with winds reaching 47.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Praia?
The warmest month in Praia is September (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Praia?
Praia receives on average 201 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Praia?
Praia gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Praia?
Yes: Praia has on average 258 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Praia?
In Praia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 15 August 2023, and the lowest was 12.8 °C on 20 February 2015.
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