Cape Verde
About 544k people live in Cape Verde, on 4,033 km² in 22 regions; the capital is Praia. The highest summit is Pico do Fogo (2,829 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Mar–Apr · Jun.
Cape Verde at a glance
The atlas follows 2,701 places here month by month, with 38 mountains and 25 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are March, April and June.
Cape Verde's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+185%185k in 1950 → 527k in 2025 → 566k in 2050Cape Verde · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Cape Verde
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Cape Verde
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
67OctoberPraia
65OctoberCidade Velha
76OctoberNova Sintra
90OctoberMindelo
81OctoberTarrafal
77OctoberAssomada
80OctoberSal Rei
76OctoberPedra Badejo
22 regions
Cape Verde from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Cape Verde
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Cape Verde
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Cape Verde
25 monuments and 6 museums; the best known first.
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What's on in Cape Verde
The ground and the sky in Cape Verde
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Cape Verde
4 large airports, 6 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.