Climate and average weather in Espargos
In Espargos, the weather is muggy, warm, fairly dry, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around September.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Espargos typically varies from 21°C to 27°C, and is rarely below 19°C or above 27°C. September is the hottest month of the year, while March is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, Espargos has no single best season — it scores well the whole year round, so any month is a good time to visit for warm-weather activities.
- Hottest
- Sep
- 27°
- Coldest
- Mar
- 21°
- Wettest
- Sep
- 30 mm
- Driest
- May
- 0 mm
- Rain / yr
- 75 mm
- 10 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.0–13.0 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 53 m
- 16.8°N
- Clearest
- Jun
- 32% cloud
Espargos is city in Sal island, Cape Verde.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Espargos weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score holds near its peak the whole year round.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Espargos, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Espargos stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is September, with an average high of 27°C and low of 26°C; the coolest is March, with an average low of 21°C and high of 21°C.
Days typically run about 1°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 21 |
| Feb | 22 | 21 |
| Mar | 21 | 21 |
| Apr | 22 | 21 |
| May | 22 | 22 |
| Jun | 23 | 22 |
| Jul | 24 | 23 |
| Aug | 26 | 25 |
| Sep | 27 | 26 |
| Oct | 26 | 25 |
| Nov | 25 | 24 |
| Dec | 23 | 23 |
Average hourly temperature in Espargos
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on September afternoons, near 27°C, and coldest before dawn in March, near 21°C.
Espargos weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22° / 21° | 5 | 0.6 | 11.1 | 8.4 |
| Feb | 22° / 21° | 1 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 8.4 |
| Mar | 21° / 21° | 1 | 0.3 | 11.9 | 8.5 |
| Apr | 22° / 21° | 1 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 8.4 |
| May | 22° / 22° | 0 | 0 | 12.8 | 8.7 |
| Jun | 23° / 22° | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9.0 |
| Jul | 24° / 23° | 2 | 0.3 | 12.9 | 8.8 |
| Aug | 26° / 25° | 14 | 2.1 | 12.6 | 8.1 |
| Sep | 27° / 26° | 30 | 4.3 | 12.1 | 7.8 |
| Oct | 26° / 25° | 15 | 1.3 | 11.6 | 8.3 |
| Nov | 25° / 24° | 3 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 8.4 |
| Dec | 23° / 23° | 2 | 0.4 | 11 | 8.6 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Espargos gets about 75 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 2.8 months, from around Aug 4 to Oct 27, peaking in September at about 16% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Mar 4.
September is the wettest month by volume, with 30 mm over about 4 wet days; May is the driest, with 0 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Rain days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 1 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 1 | 0 |
| Apr | 1 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 7 | 2 |
| Sep | 13 | 4 |
| Oct | 5 | 1 |
| Nov | 2 | 1 |
| Dec | 1 | 0 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Espargos collects about 75 mm of rain across 10 wet days — roughly 6 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. September is the wettest month with 30 mm, while May is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 80% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| Rain days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | 1 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 1 | 0 |
| Apr | 1 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 2 | 0 |
| Aug | 14 | 2 |
| Sep | 30 | 4 |
| Oct | 15 | 1 |
| Nov | 3 | 1 |
| Dec | 2 | 0 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Espargos, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around February 21 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around August 7. The clearest month is June, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 80% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 16 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around February 20. The cloudiest month is November, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 42% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 70 | 58 | 59 |
| Cloudier (%) | 36 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 42 | 41 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64 | 36 |
| Feb | 68 | 32 |
| Mar | 74 | 26 |
| Apr | 73 | 27 |
| May | 76 | 24 |
| Jun | 80 | 20 |
| Jul | 73 | 27 |
| Aug | 68 | 32 |
| Sep | 74 | 26 |
| Oct | 70 | 30 |
| Nov | 58 | 42 |
| Dec | 59 | 41 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 6, brings about 13 hours of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 hours — a swing of roughly 2 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:08 | 7:03 | 6:45 | 6:21 | 6:05 | 6:02 | 6:10 | 6:19 | 6:23 | 6:28 | 6:41 | 6:58 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:14 | 6:30 | 6:38 | 6:43 | 6:51 | 7:02 | 7:05 | 6:53 | 6:29 | 6:05 | 5:53 | 5:58 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.1 | 7:08 | 6:14 |
| Feb | 11.4 | 7:03 | 6:30 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:45 | 6:38 |
| Apr | 12.4 | 6:21 | 6:43 |
| May | 12.8 | 6:05 | 6:51 |
| Jun | 13.0 | 6:02 | 7:02 |
| Jul | 12.9 | 6:10 | 7:05 |
| Aug | 12.6 | 6:19 | 6:53 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 6:23 | 6:29 |
| Oct | 11.6 | 6:28 | 6:05 |
| Nov | 11.2 | 6:41 | 5:53 |
| Dec | 11.0 | 6:58 | 5:58 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Espargos averages about 17 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 13 and 21 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 2.6 months, from around Apr 22 to Jul 9. The sunniest month is June, with roughly 20 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is November, down near 14 sunny days — about 32% fewer than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Bright |
| Feb | 16 | Bright |
| Mar | 19 | Bright |
| Apr | 17 | Bright |
| May | 19 | Bright |
| Jun | 20 | Bright |
| Jul | 17 | Bright |
| Aug | 15 | Mixed |
| Sep | 16 | Bright |
| Oct | 17 | Bright |
| Nov | 13 | Mixed |
| Dec | 15 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Espargos, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 8.2 months, from around April 18 to December 23. The muggiest month is May, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 99% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around December 24 to April 17, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 29% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 28 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Humid (%) | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 49 |
| Muggy (%) | 15 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 59 | 82 | 59 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 40 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 30 | 4 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | 28 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 | 29 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 0 | 22 | 56 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 0 | 11 | 57 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 1 | 40 | 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 10 | 82 | 8 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 38 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 71 | 9 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 75 | 17 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 73 | 5 |
| Nov | 0 | 1 | 14 | 55 | 30 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 7 | 49 | 40 | 4 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Espargos is typically breezy, near 25 km/h, and varies a lot with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.9 months, from around Nov 16 to Jun 14. The windiest month is February, averaging about 29 km/h (windy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Jun 15 to Nov 15, with August the calmest month at about 18 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Feels | windy | windy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | light breeze | light breeze | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | windy |
| Feb | 29 | windy |
| Mar | 28 | breezy |
| Apr | 28 | breezy |
| May | 28 | breezy |
| Jun | 25 | breezy |
| Jul | 20 | light breeze |
| Aug | 18 | light breeze |
| Sep | 21 | breezy |
| Oct | 23 | breezy |
| Nov | 25 | breezy |
| Dec | 27 | breezy |
Hazard calendar for Espargos
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Espargos sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Espargos sees seasonal dust haze (April–October), heaviest in June.
Best time to visit Espargos
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Espargos throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, Espargos suits general outdoor tourist activities for most of the year, with a peak score in the third week of June.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.4 | ideal |
| Feb | 8.4 | ideal |
| Mar | 8.5 | ideal |
| Apr | 8.5 | ideal |
| May | 8.7 | ideal |
| Jun | 8.9 | ideal |
| Jul | 8.8 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.1 | ideal |
| Sep | 7.8 | ideal |
| Oct | 8.3 | ideal |
| Nov | 8.4 | ideal |
| Dec | 8.6 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Espargos for hot-weather activities is from late May to late December, with a peak score in the first week of October.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Espargos, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Espargos packs about the same all year — highs hold near 27°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker.
In September, Espargos sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 4 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Espargos
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in October at about 27°C and coldest in March near 22°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 22 | Refreshing |
| Mar | 22 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 22 | Refreshing |
| May | 23 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 23 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 24 | Warm |
| Aug | 26 | Warm |
| Sep | 26 | Warm |
| Oct | 27 | Warm |
| Nov | 26 | Warm |
| Dec | 24 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Espargos by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Espargos peaks around May 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 6 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| Level | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Very high |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 10 | Very high |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 10 | Very high |
| Nov | 8 | Very high |
| Dec | 5 | High |
Average hourly UV index in Espargos
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in May the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 4 | 5.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 3.5 |
| Feb | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 5 |
| May | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 8 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 7.5 | 5 |
| Aug | 7 | 4 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 7 | 5 |
| Nov | 6.5 | 4 |
| Dec | 5.5 | 0 |
Air quality in Espargos by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Espargos is worst in December — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (May, 13 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 63 | 47 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 65 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 47 | Poor |
| Mar | 28 | Moderate |
| Apr | 15 | Moderate |
| May | 13 | Moderate |
| Jun | 25 | Moderate |
| Jul | 28 | Moderate |
| Aug | 26 | Moderate |
| Sep | 26 | Moderate |
| Oct | 28 | Moderate |
| Nov | 29 | Moderate |
| Dec | 65 | Unhealthy |
Growing season
Espargos is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Espargos banks about 4,806 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around September.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 360 | 310 | 341 | 339 | 368 | 378 | 429 | 476 | 480 | 486 | 437 | 402 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 360 |
| Feb | 310 |
| Mar | 341 |
| Apr | 339 |
| May | 368 |
| Jun | 378 |
| Jul | 429 |
| Aug | 476 |
| Sep | 480 |
| Oct | 486 |
| Nov | 437 |
| Dec | 402 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Espargos receives about 6.1 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.7 and 7.1 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 7.3 months, from around Feb 26 to Oct 5. The brightest month is May, averaging about 7.0 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 4.7 kWh/m² — roughly 33% less than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.0 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.6 | Bright |
| Mar | 6.6 | Intense |
| Apr | 6.9 | Intense |
| May | 7.0 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.0 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.5 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.4 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.2 | Intense |
| Oct | 5.9 | Bright |
| Nov | 5.2 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.7 | Bright |
Where is Espargos?
Espargos sits at 16.8°N, 22.9°W, 53 m above sea level, in Cabo Verde. The nearest listed city is Assomada, 200 km away.
Topography around Espargos
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Espargos.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Espargos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m.
The land around Espargos is covered by bare terrain (82%) within 3 km, water (74%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and water (92%) within 80 km.
Cabo Verde travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 220 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 48% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $5,796
- 2025
- Homicide rate
- 7
- per 100k, 2020
- Road deaths
- 26.8
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Espargos (16.7552°, -22.9446°, elevation 53 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).