SANTA MARIA, CAPE VERDE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		75		71		70		71		72		73		75		77		79		80		79		76		73

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		79		75		75		76		76		77		79		80		83		84		83		80		77

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		70		66		65		65		67		68		70		72		75		76		74		71		69

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		100		90		86		91		91		91		93		92		91		100		93		91		86

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		50		54		50		54		59		59		59		63		68		68		63		63		61

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29		---		---		1		1		---		---		1		6		11		7		1		---

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		335		31		28		31		30		31		30		30		23		15		25		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		54		10		17		14		7		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		3.2		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.4		1.3		0.4		0.2		0.2

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		49		3		3		4		3		4		4		5		6		7		4		4		2

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2		---		---		1		---		---		---		---		---		1		---		---		---

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		12.8		2.2		1		0.5		---		---		1		6.3		3.6		9.3		3.3		2		3.9

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		83		78		83		83		81		83		85		84		85		86		84		83		79

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		69		66		66		65		67		70		71		71		72		73		72		70		68

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		65		60		60		60		62		63		66		68		70		72		70		66		62

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3401.3		170.5		141.3		170.5		195		232.5		285		341		434		450		418.5		315		248

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8880		635.5		565		635.5		645		697.5		735		806		899		900		883.5		765		713

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		11.6		12		12.4		12.9		13.3		13.5		13.4		13		12.6		12.1		11.7		11.5

Average Daily Sunshine

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		9.8		10		10		11		11		11		11		9		8		9		9		10		9

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29		2		2		3		2		1		1		4		3		4		3		2		2

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		17		18		18		18		17		18		17		14		13		14		16		16		16

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		5		5.8		6.6		7		7.1		6.7		6.3		6.3		6.1		5.7		5		4.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1.2		1.4		1.6		1.8		1.9		2		2.2		2.1		1.9		1.6		1.3		1.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.3		5.9		6.4		6.8		6.8		6.9		6.8		6.3		6		6.1		6.1		5.8		5.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.7		6.8		7.2		7.5		7.4		7.4		6.7		5.9		6		6.2		6.5		6.5		6.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		5		5.8		6.6		7		7.1		6.7		6.3		6.3		6.1		5.7		5		4.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		1.5		1.6		1.9		2		2.2		2.2		2.3		2.2		2		1.7		1.4		1.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.8		6.7		7.1		7.4		7.1		7.4		7.1		6.6		6.4		6.5		6.5		6.4		6.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.7		8.2		8.4		8.6		8.2		8.3		7.2		6.4		6.8		7		7.2		7.5		8.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.5		4.4		5.2		5.6		6.6		6.4		6.2		5.9		5.9		5.7		5.3		4.8		4.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		1		1.1		1.3		1.6		1.7		1.9		2.1		1.9		1.7		1.4		1.1		0.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		5.1		5.7		5.7		6.4		6.2		6.2		5.9		5.6		5.7		5.7		5.5		4.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		5.3		5.9		5.5		6.7		6.1		5.7		5.2		5.3		5.5		5.7		5.9		5.1