Espargos weather in March

In March, Espargos sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Espargos's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Espargos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:45 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
28 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Espargos is city in Sal island, Cape Verde.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical March day in Espargos reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Espargos weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 21°50.611.18.4
Feb22° / 21°10.211.48.4
Mar21° / 21°10.311.98.5
Apr22° / 21°10.112.48.4
May22° / 22°0012.88.7
Jun23° / 22°00139.0
Jul24° / 23°20.312.98.8
Aug26° / 25°142.112.68.1
Sep27° / 26°304.312.17.8
Oct26° / 25°151.311.68.3
Nov25° / 24°30.611.28.4
Dec23° / 23°20.4118.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47129
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Espargos gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10265717
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Wind in March

Winds average 28 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
129breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:566:34
211.76:556:35
311.76:546:35
411.76:546:35
511.76:536:35
611.76:526:36
711.76:526:36
811.86:516:36
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1011.86:496:37
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1311.86:476:37
1411.96:466:38
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1811.96:436:38
1911.96:436:38
2011.96:426:39
2112.06:416:39
2212.06:406:39
2312.06:396:39
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2512.06:386:40
2612.06:376:40
2712.16:366:40
2812.16:356:40
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3012.16:346:40
3112.16:336:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Espargos

In seasonPeak

None of Espargos's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Espargos sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Espargos sees seasonal dust haze (April–October), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Espargos?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Espargos for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Espargos in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Espargos sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection and a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Espargos in March

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

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.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May23Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec24Warm

UV index in Espargos in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 17UV 12Dec 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec5High

Air quality in Espargos in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual 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).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateDec 2364 µg/m³May 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb47Poor
Mar28Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

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.

AssomadaPraiaMindelo

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.

3 km
87 m
16 km
391 m
80 km
367 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Assomada 200 km · Praia 212 km · Mindelo 217 km · Dakar 632 km · Guédiawaye 633 km · Le Plateau 633 km · N’diareme limamoulaye 634 km · Pikine 634 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
Roman Catholic 73%none 16%Protestant 4%Christian Rationalism 2%

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).