Mindelo weather by month

The best time to visit Mindelo is April to June — 93/100 in April, 27°C and 0 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (93/100 on average).

The worst month is September at 87/100 — sweltering, a little rain, muggy air. See September →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Cabo Verde →

Mindelo🇨🇻 Cabo Verde · Sahel & Cabo Verde · Island93
  1. 91Jan
  2. 90Feb
  3. 92Mar
  4. 93Apr
  5. 93May
  6. 93Jun
  7. 93Jul
  8. 91Aug
  9. 87Sep
  10. 90Oct
  11. 93Nov
  12. 91Dec

Best season: March to May (93/100 on average) · worst September (87/100)

Days
27°C
Nights
21°C
Wet days
0
Sun
11.4 h
Humidity
75%
Daylight
13 h
Mindelo, Cabo Verde
Photo: Ana Marta Jorge · Pexels

Mindelo, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Mindelo is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan91S26°C1 d10 hShoulder1
Feb90S26°C1 d10 hBusy2
Mar92S26°C0 d11 hBusy1
Apr93S27°C0 d11 hBusy—
May93S27°C0 d12 hBusy—
Jun93S28°C0 d12 hBusy1
Jul93S29°C1 d12 hBusy1
Aug91S30°C4 d11 hBusy1
Sep87A31°C6 d11 hQuiet1
Oct90S31°C1 d11 hQuiet—
Nov93S29°C1 d10 hBusy1
Dec91S27°C1 d10 hShoulder1

What's on in Mindelo through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

February
  • Mindelo Carnival1 Feb – 10 Mar (usually)Festival
June
  • Sao Joao at Ribeira de Juliao20–24 JunFestival
July
  • Independence Day5 JulHoliday
August
  • Baia das Gatas festival1–31 Aug (usually)Festival
September
  • Mindelact theatre festival1–20 Sep (usually)Festival
November
  • ARC+ rally stopover12–25 Nov (usually)Festival
December
  • Bruma seca dust haze1 Dec – 28 Feb (usually)Hazard

Everything on in Mindelo through the year →

Crowds in Mindelo in April

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Busyschool holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Mindelo

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Forum posters describe April across Cape Verde as normally lovely and sunny, with visitors pretty much guaranteed non-stop sunshine and daily sunshine hours running toward their February-through-June peak. Posters are consistent, though, that it still runs a bit windy this time of year, with the trade winds behind Cape Verde's generally pleasant year-round temperatures also capable of making evenings chilly enough to want a light jacket or coat. Given limited destination-specific detail for Mindelo on Sao Vicente specifically, this note leans on that broader archipelago-wide pattern, which should apply reasonably well across the islands: sunny, dry, and windy, with April sitting comfortably within Cape Verde's generally mild, low-rainfall stretch of the year.
Tripadvisor community · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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