Espargos vs Rabil: which is sunnier?
🇨🇻 Cape Verde vs 🇨🇻 Cape Verde · 68 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Espargos and Rabil are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,997 vs 2,997 hours a year. Their Sunshine Scores are within 2 points of each other in every month of the year.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Espargos | Rabil | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,997 | 2,997 |
| Sunniest month | April (96/100) | April (96/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 92/100 | 92/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| Rain / year | 245 mm | 257 mm |
| Warmest sea | 28°C / 82°F | 28°C / 82°F |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 11 (extreme) |
Espargos vs Rabil month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espargos | Rabil | Espargos | Rabil | Espargos | Rabil | Espargos | Rabil | |
| January | 93 | 93 | 23° | 23° | 23 | 21 | 24° | 24° |
| February | 93 | 93 | 22° | 22° | 23 | 21 | 24° | 25° |
| March | 95 | 95 | 22° | 22° | 7 | 8 | 23° | 24° |
| April | 96 | 96 | 22° | 23° | 6 | 5 | 23° | 24° |
| May | 96 | 96 | 23° | 23° | 5 | 4 | 24° | 24° |
| June | 96 | 96 | 23° | 24° | 4 | 3 | 24° | 24° |
| July | 95 | 95 | 25° | 25° | 7 | 8 | 26° | 26° |
| August | 91 | 90 | 26° | 27° | 34 | 38 | 27° | 27° |
| September | 88 | 86 | 27° | 27° | 50 | 58 | 28° | 28° |
| October | 92 | 91 | 27° | 27° | 26 | 33 | 28° | 28° |
| November | 92 | 91 | 25° | 26° | 27 | 31 | 27° | 27° |
| December | 91 | 92 | 24° | 24° | 33 | 27 | 25° | 25° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Espargos averages 92/100, Rabil 92/100. Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 24°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Espargos averages 96/100, Rabil 96/100. Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 23°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Espargos averages 94/100, Rabil 94/100. Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 25°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Espargos averages 90/100, Rabil 89/100. Daytime highs are similar (27°C vs 27°C).
Sea temperature
Both seas peak at 28°C / 82°F. Swimmable water (21°C+): Espargos all year, Rabil all year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Espargos weather by month · Rabil weather by month · Best time to visit Cape Verde.
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