Sal: weather and best time to visit
Sal (Cape Verde) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in September at around 30°C; the coolest month is January at around 25°C. The sea is warmest in October at about 27°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Sal
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Sal climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25° | 21° | 23° | 1 | 10 | 85 | 95 | 84 |
| Feb | 25° | 21° | 22° | 1 | 10 | 81 | 94 | 82 |
| Mar | 25° | 21° | 22° | 0 | 11 | 84 | 96 | 84 |
| Apr | 25° | 21° | 22° | 0 | 11 | 85 | 97 | 84 |
| May | 26° | 22° | 23° | 0 | 11 | 87 | 97 | 81 |
| Jun | 27° | 22° | 23° | 0 | 11 | 91 | 93 | 77 |
| Jul | 28° | 23° | 24° | 1 | 10 | 94 | 88 | 72 |
| Aug | 29° | 25° | 26° | 2 | 10 | 96 | 81 | 65 |
| Sep | 30° | 26° | 27° | 7 | 10 | 88 | 69 | 53 |
| Oct | 30° | 25° | 27° | 2 | 11 | 96 | 80 | 64 |
| Nov | 28° | 24° | 26° | 1 | 10 | 96 | 88 | 72 |
| Dec | 26° | 23° | 24° | 1 | 10 | 92 | 94 | 78 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Sal in January
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 21°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for January →
Sal in February
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Sal in March
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for March →
Sal in April
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for April →
Sal in May
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 22°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for May →
Sal in June
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 22°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Sal in July
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for July →
Sal in August
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for August →
Sal in September
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 26°C. September is the warmest month of the year. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 7 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Sal in October
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 25°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 2 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for October →
Sal in November
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for November →
Sal in December
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for December →
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