Cape Verde

Cape Verde

May beach and weather guide

Based on 5 years of historical ERA5 climate data

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May beach conditions — historical average

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23.7°C Temp
23.9°C Sea temp
0.0 Rain days
11.5h Sunshine hrs
79.4% Humidity

Year by year — mid May

2025 Good 23.3°C · 0 rainy days · 11.4h sun
2024 Good 24.4°C · 0 rainy days · 11.6h sun
2023 Good 23.9°C · 0 rainy days · 11.6h sun
2022 Good 23.8°C · 0 rainy days · 11.6h sun
2021 Good 23.0°C · 0 rainy days · 11.3h sun

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About Cape Verde in May

Based on 5 years of ERA5 historical climate data, May in Cape Verde has historically been good for a beach holiday. Average temperatures of 23.7°C with sea temperatures around 23.9°C and 0.0 rainy days on average.

0 of the last 5 years had good beach conditions during this period. This data uses ERA5 reanalysis records — real historical measurements, not generalised averages.

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