Mindelo weather in July

In July, Mindelo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mindelo's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mindelo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:18 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Mindelo is second largest city of Cape Verde.

Density
1,030/km²
people per km²
Founded
1793

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mindelo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Mindelo weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 20°51.111.18.0
Feb20° / 19°30.911.48.0
Mar20° / 19°10.311.98.2
Apr21° / 20°10.212.48.2
May21° / 21°10.112.88.5
Jun22° / 21°00.2138.6
Jul23° / 22°40.912.98.5
Aug24° / 24°193.612.68.2
Sep25° / 24°384.912.17.9
Oct25° / 24°201.811.68.4
Nov24° / 23°71.111.28.4
Dec22° / 21°61.4118.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27525
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47525
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mindelo gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
112844
212844
311845
411845
510855
610846
79847
89847
98848
108839
1188210
1278211
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Wind in July

Winds average 24 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:137:13
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713.06:157:14
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913.06:167:14
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1113.06:167:13
1212.96:177:13
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2012.96:197:12
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mindelo

In seasonPeak

In July, Mindelo sits inside its atlantic hurricane and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Mindelo sees seasonal dust haze (May–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is July a good time to visit Mindelo?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Mindelo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mindelo in July

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

In July, Mindelo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 22°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker.

sun protectionlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Mindelo in July

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 27°C and coldest in February 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
Apr23Refreshing
May23Refreshing
Jun24Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec24Warm

UV index in Mindelo in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mindelo peaks around May 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 18UV 12Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Mindelo in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mindelo is worst in December — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (May, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModeratePoorDec 2356 µg/m³May 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb39Poor
Mar23Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun23Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mindelo?

Mindelo sits at 16.9°N, 25.0°W, 44 m above sea level, in Cabo Verde. The nearest listed city is Espargos, 217 km away.

EspargosAssomadaPraia

Topography around Mindelo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mindelo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mindelo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 704 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m.

The land around Mindelo is covered by bare terrain (47%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (73%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and water (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
273 m
16 km
704 m
80 km
1,966 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Espargos 217 km · Assomada 243 km · Praia 268 km · Dakar 842 km · Le Plateau 844 km · Guédiawaye 844 km · Pikine 846 km · N’diareme limamoulaye 846 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 Mindelo (16.8901°, -24.9804°, elevation 44 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).