What's on in Praia (Cape Verde), Cabo Verde through the year

Shoulder season — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Bruma seca dust haze (15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Bruma seca dust haze (15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Nature

  Humpback whale season

  1 Mar – 31 May · usually

  Humpbacks use Cabo Verde as a breeding ground in the northern spring, and boats go out from the Santiago coast for them. Sightings are a matter of luck rather than a schedule.

Still on: Bruma seca dust haze (15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Humpback whale season (1 Mar – 31 May (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Humpback whale season (1 Mar – 31 May (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

• Nature

  Loggerhead nesting season

  15 Jun – 15 Oct · usuallyTurtle nesting

  Cabo Verde holds one of the largest loggerhead nesting populations anywhere, and Santiago's beaches take a share of it through the warm months. Nest watching is guided only, and lights on the sand are not welcome.

Busy — Independence Day, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Independence Day

  5 JulNational holidayClosuresCrowded

  The 5 July holiday marks 1975 and is the main civic date of the year in the capital, with music on the Plateau. Offices, banks and the inter-island ferry offices close. Source ↗

Still on: Loggerhead nesting season (15 Jun – 15 Oct (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Season

  As aguas, the rains

  1 Aug – 15 Oct · usuallyMonsoonRisk

  Cabo Verde's short wet season is a handful of downpours rather than a monsoon, but they are enough to green the interior of Santiago and to send water down the ribeiras in an hour.

Still on: Loggerhead nesting season (15 Jun – 15 Oct (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Loggerhead nesting season (15 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)), As aguas, the rains (1 Aug – 15 Oct (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Loggerhead nesting season (15 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)), As aguas, the rains (1 Aug – 15 Oct (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Season

  Bruma seca dust haze

  15 Nov – 15 Mar · usuallyDust season

  Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time. Bad episodes ground the inter-island flights, which is worth knowing before booking tight connections. Source ↗

Shoulder season — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Bruma seca dust haze (15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually))