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Best time to visit Praia

February is the best time to visit Praia for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 86/100
A beach holiday July sea 25 °C
The least cloud May 29 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 0 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 25 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 86 25 °C 1 95
2 January 86 25 °C 1 96
3 March 85 26 °C 0 96
4 April 82 26 °C 0 97
5 December 80 26 °C 1 99
6 May 80 27 °C 0 99
7 June 77 28 °C 0 99
8 July 74 29 °C 2 99
9 November 73 28 °C 1 99
10 October 68 29 °C 4 96
11 August 66 29 °C 8 87
12 September 63 29 °C 9 85

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 24 °C 25 °C 49 % 96
February 23 °C 25 °C 42 % 95
March 23 °C 26 °C 33 % 96
April 23 °C 26 °C 36 % 97
May 24 °C 27 °C 29 % 99
June 24 °C 28 °C 30 % 99
July 25 °C 29 °C 47 % 99
August 27 °C 29 °C 58 % 87
September 27 °C 29 °C 54 % 85
October 27 °C 29 °C 48 % 96
November 27 °C 28 °C 55 % 99
December 25 °C 26 °C 52 % 99

When to think twice

September scores lowest with about 9 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 25.1 °C 4 mm 49 %
February 25.1 °C 1 mm 42 %
March 25.8 °C 1 mm 33 %
April 26.2 °C 1 mm 36 %
May 26.9 °C under 1 mm 29 %
June 27.9 °C under 1 mm 30 %
July 28.6 °C 9 mm 47 %
August 29.3 °C 48 mm 58 %
September 29.3 °C 76 mm 54 %
October 29.3 °C 31 mm 48 %
November 28.2 °C 6 mm 55 %
December 26.4 °C 4 mm 52 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.