Climate averages 1991–2020
Praia weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: one of the coolest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Praia: daytime highs average 25.2°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dakar (653 km away). In February its highs average 25.9°C, 0.8°C warmer than Praia, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 25.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.3 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Praia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 4.2 | 0.7 | 11.311 h |
| February, selected | 25.2°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 1.3 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| March | 25.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.3°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 12.512 h |
| May | 27.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.813 h |
| June | 28.0°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.013 h |
| July | 28.8°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 9.2 | 1.9 | 12.913 h |
| August | 29.5°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 48 | 7.8 | 12.613 h |
| September | 29.4°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 72 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 32 | 3.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 28.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 5.7 | 1.2 | 11.411 h |
| December | 26.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 4.3 | 0.7 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Dakar in FebruarySenegal · 653 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Rufisque in FebruarySenegal · 671 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 19.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in FebruarySenegal · 704 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 18.3°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Mbour in FebruarySenegal · 707 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Thiès in FebruarySenegal · 708 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 18.0°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Tivaouane in FebruarySenegal · 720 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 17.9°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Serekunda in FebruaryGambia · 755 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Saint-Louis in FebruarySenegal · 762 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 18.9°C · 1.4 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Praia) is explained once on the Praia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.