Santa Maria, Sal weather by month

Check out Santa Maria, Sal weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Santa Maria, Sal (°F)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	77	77	77	77	79	81	81	84	86	84	82	79
Min temperature (night-time)	66	64	66	66	68	70	73	75	75	75	72	68
Heat & Humidity	L	L	L	L	L	M	M	H	H	H	M	L
Sea temperature	73	72	72	72	72	73	75	79	79	79	79	75

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Santa Maria, Sal

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	6	7	8	9	8	7	5	5	7	8	7	6
Daily hours of daylight	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11
UV Index (Maximum)	8	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	9	8

Rainfall in Santa Maria, Sal

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	0
Average monthly rainfall (inches)	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.9	2.3	0.5	0.2	0.3

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The climate guide for Cape Verde (Santa Maria, Sal) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Santa Maria, Sal?

Santa Maria, Sal has a hot desert climate.

Santa Maria, Sal weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 77°F in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde in January based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average.

77
77°F max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
66
66°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
0.2
0.2 inches of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index
73
73°F sea temperature

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Santa Maria, Sal weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 77°F in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde in February based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average.

77
77°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
64
64°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
0.1
0.1 inches of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
72
72°F sea temperature

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Santa Maria, Sal weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 77°F in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

77
77°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
66
66°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
0.0
0.0 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
72
72°F sea temperature

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Santa Maria, Sal weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 77°F in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

77
77°F max day temperature
9
9 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
66
66°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
0.0
0.0 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
72
72°F sea temperature

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Santa Maria, Sal weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 79°F in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

79
79°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
68
68°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
0.0
0.0 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
72
72°F sea temperature

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Santa Maria, Sal weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 81°F in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average.

81
81°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
70
70°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
0.0
0.0 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
73
73°F sea temperature

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Santa Maria, Sal weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 81°F in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average.

81
81°F max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
0
0 days with some rainfall
73
73°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
0.3
0.3 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
75
75°F sea temperature

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Santa Maria, Sal weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 84°F in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde in August and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average.

84
84°F max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
2
2 days with some rainfall
75
75°F min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
0.9
0.9 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
79
79°F sea temperature

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Santa Maria, Sal weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 86°F in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde in September and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average with typically 2.3 inches of rainfall in the month.

86
86°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
3
3 days with some rainfall
75
75°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
2.3
2.3 inches of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index
79
79°F sea temperature

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Santa Maria, Sal weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 84°F in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde in October and high heat and humidity based on long-term weather averages. There are 8 hours of sunshine per day on average.

84
84°F max day temperature
8
8 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
75
75°F min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
H
High heat & humidity
0.5
0.5 inches of monthly rainfall
10
10 (Very High) UV index
79
79°F sea temperature

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Santa Maria, Sal weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 82°F in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde in November based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average.

82
82°F max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
1
1 day with some rainfall
72
72°F min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
M
Moderate heat & humidity
0.2
0.2 inches of monthly rainfall
9
9 (Very High) UV index
79
79°F sea temperature

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Santa Maria, Sal weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 79°F in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde in December based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average.