Sal, Cape Verde

Set in a mild oceanic climate, Sal (Cape Verde) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 98/100 sun score in May, exactly the kind of reliability you want for a beach trip.

The year runs from average lows of 20°C in March to highs of 30°C in September. The wet–dry contrast is modest: 20% rain-day odds in August against 0% in May. The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers January–December.

Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 25°C highs with 0% rain-day odds, summer 28°C at 9%, autumn 29°C at 9%, and winter 25°C at 2%. That makes spring the statistical sweet spot (season score 97), with summer a workable second; winter is where the odds thin out. For warmth without the densest crowds, the shoulder play is December: still 26°C highs, with a sun score of 95.

Best months to visit Sal

Ranked purely on sunshine odds, the podium is May at 98/100, then June at 98 and April at 97. In practice you have flexibility — January–December all stay above a 70 sun score. Skip September if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 93/100.

Put against its 73 ocean peers in May, it lands in the sunnier half of the group, ahead of 84% of them.

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As of the latest refresh, Sal's next 15 days span 23°C to 32°C; 9 days look mostly sunny while none look likely to be wet — a live sun score of 98/100.