Praia Weather Records (CVM00008589)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Praia (CVM00008589), Cape Verde, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Praia

Praia (CVM00008589) is a weather station in Cape Verde at 14.92 latitude and -23.60 longitude, 70 m (230 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2025, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Praia still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Cape Verde, 14.92 latitude, -23.60 longitude.
Elevation: 70 m (230 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2025, 53 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

4 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Praia. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Praia, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	33.0 C (91.4 F)	12.7 C (54.9 F)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)
Feb	36.7 C (98.1 F)	12.4 C (54.3 F)	27.7 C (81.9 F)	19.1 C (66.4 F)
Mar	35.4 C (95.7 F)	11.8 C (53.2 F)	25.7 C (78.3 F)	19.1 C (66.4 F)
Apr	36.0 C (96.8 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	19.0 C (66.2 F)
May	39.9 C (103.8 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28.7 C (83.7 F)	20.1 C (68.2 F)
Jun	34.5 C (94.1 F)	17.3 C (63.1 F)	31.0 C (87.8 F)	17.3 C (63.1 F)
Jul	34.0 C (93.2 F)	19.2 C (66.6 F)	31.2 C (88.2 F)	21.9 C (71.4 F)
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20.7 C (69.3 F)	32.1 C (89.8 F)	23.7 C (74.7 F)
Sep	35.8 C (96.4 F)	21.5 C (70.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.6 C (97.9 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.9 C (98.4 F)	16.4 C (61.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	33.4 C (92.1 F)	17.5 C (63.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Praia still stand. 2010 holds the most, with 94.

Standing records at Praia by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	15
1974	22
1996	1
1997	2
1998	32
1999	61
2000	37
2001	31
2002	51
2003	55
2004	40
2005	61
2006	12
2007	19
2008	23
2009	30
2010	94
2011	56
2012	83
2013	73
2014	65
2015	71
2016	82
2017	73
2018	90
2019	30
2020	71
2021	29
2022	26
2023	81
2024	37
2025	11

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 112.0 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Praia. The most was 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 22 September 2014.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Praia
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 January 2005
Feb	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	17 February 2006
Mar	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 March 1973
Apr	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	7 April 2001
May	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	9 May 1973
Jun	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 June 2002
Jul	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 July 2020
Aug	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 August 2001
Sep	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	22 September 2014
Oct	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	4 October 2000
Nov	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 November 2015
Dec	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 December 2013

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2025

35 years of record at Praia, 1973 to 2025. 35 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998 and others.

Days with data per year at Praia
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	68	19%	No
1974	46	13%	No
1986	1	0%	No
1989	4	1%	No
1990	1	0%	No
1996	2	1%	No
1997	11	3%	No
1998	66	18%	No
1999	3	1%	No
2000	4	1%	No
2001	17	5%	No
2002	129	35%	No
2003	184	50%	No
2004	189	52%	No
2005	177	48%	No
2006	28	8%	No
2007	85	23%	No
2008	74	20%	No
2009	148	41%	No
2010	293	80%	No
2011	301	82%	No
2012	316	86%	No
2013	299	82%	No
2014	241	66%	No
2015	230	63%	No
2016	271	74%	No
2017	262	72%	No
2018	212	58%	No
2019	80	22%	No
2020	194	53%	No
2021	74	20%	No
2022	100	27%	No
2023	139	38%	No
2024	87	24%	No
2025	43	12%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1973 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Praia: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.9 C (103.8 F)	2023	34.0 C (93.2 F)	35
Coldest night (TNn)	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1999	17.3 C (63.1 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	2014	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	2012	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	10
Longest dry spell (CDD)	10 days	2003	2 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Praia, 1973 to 2025. The record is 39.9 C (103.8 F) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.0 C (93.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Praia by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1974	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1986	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1989	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1990	25.4 C (77.7 F)
1996	30.8 C (87.4 F)
1997	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1998	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1999	31.4 C (88.5 F)
2000	28.4 C (83.1 F)
2001	33.0 C (91.4 F)
2002	35.2 C (95.4 F)
2003	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2004	34.7 C (94.5 F)
2005	35.5 C (95.9 F)
2006	36.9 C (98.4 F)
2007	34.9 C (94.8 F)
2008	32.9 C (91.2 F)
2009	34.1 C (93.4 F)
2010	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011	36.6 C (97.9 F)
2012	34.5 C (94.1 F)
2013	33.5 C (92.3 F)
2014	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2015	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2016	35.1 C (95.2 F)
2017	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2018	32.5 C (90.5 F)
2019	34.3 C (93.7 F)
2020	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2021	33.4 C (92.1 F)
2022	33.4 C (92.1 F)
2023	39.9 C (103.8 F)
2024	33.5 C (92.3 F)
2025	32.1 C (89.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Praia, 1973 to 2025. The record is 11.8 C (53.2 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.3 C (63.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Praia by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1974	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1986	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1996	16.4 C (61.5 F)
1997	19.8 C (67.6 F)
1998	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1999	11.8 C (53.2 F)
2000	12.4 C (54.3 F)
2001	12.7 C (54.9 F)
2002	15.8 C (60.4 F)
2003	15.0 C (59.0 F)
2004	17.0 C (62.6 F)
2005	18.0 C (64.4 F)
2006	15.2 C (59.4 F)
2007	19.3 C (66.7 F)
2008	18.5 C (65.3 F)
2009	18.7 C (65.7 F)
2010	18.2 C (64.8 F)
2011	17.5 C (63.5 F)
2012	16.8 C (62.2 F)
2013	17.0 C (62.6 F)
2014	16.5 C (61.7 F)
2015	17.1 C (62.8 F)
2016	17.2 C (63.0 F)
2017	17.5 C (63.5 F)
2018	16.6 C (61.9 F)
2019	16.8 C (62.2 F)
2020	19.0 C (66.2 F)
2021	17.4 C (63.3 F)
2022	17.9 C (64.2 F)
2023	17.8 C (64.0 F)
2024	19.0 C (66.2 F)
2025	17.3 C (63.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Praia, 1973 to 2025. The record is 112.0 mm (4.4 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.1 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Praia by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1974	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1986	n/a
1989	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1990	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1996	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1999	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2000	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2002	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2003	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2004	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2005	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2006	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2007	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2008	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2009	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2010	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2011	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2012	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2013	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2014	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2015	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2016	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2017	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2018	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2019	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
2020	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2021	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2022	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2023	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2024	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2025	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Praia, 1973 to 2025. The record is 56.2 mm (2.2 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.6 mm (0.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Praia by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1974	n/a
1986	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2004	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2005	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2010	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
2011	n/a
2012	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Praia, 1973 to 2025. The record is 10 days in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 2 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Praia by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	6 days
1974	3 days
1986	n/a
1989	1 day
1990	1 day
1996	1 day
1997	2 days
1998	4 days
1999	5 days
2000	2 days
2001	2 days
2002	4 days
2003	10 days
2004	10 days
2005	7 days
2006	1 day
2007	2 days
2008	2 days
2009	1 day
2010	2 days
2011	2 days
2012	2 days
2013	1 day
2014	1 day
2015	1 day
2016	1 day
2017	1 day
2018	1 day
2019	2 days
2020	1 day
2021	3 days
2022	1 day
2023	2 days
2024	1 day
2025	n/a

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

Data for Praia standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Praia threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).