Climate averages 1991–2020
Praia weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Praia: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 23.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.2 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 55 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dakar (653 km away). In July its highs average 28.8°C, about as warm as Praia, with 27 mm of rain.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.2 mm to 48 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Dakar in JulySenegal · 653 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Rufisque in JulySenegal · 671 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.8°C · 34 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in JulySenegal · 704 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 48 mm rain
- Mbour in JulySenegal · 707 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Thiès in JulySenegal · 708 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 23.6°C · 48 mm rain
- Tivaouane in JulySenegal · 720 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 40 mm rain
- Serekunda in JulyGambia · 755 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 25.5°C · 118 mm rain
- Saint-Louis in JulySenegal · 762 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.6°C · 11 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.