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Boa Vista · Cape VerdeSummit weather, forecast and climate

Vigia

146 m
Elevation146 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation19 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul27°average high
16.21° N, 22.91° WElevation 146 mUTC−1 · Cape Verde Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit146 m
  • Mid-mountain70 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Vigia in brief

Vigia rises to 146 m, Boa Vista, Cape Verde.

At the summit, September is the mildest month with average highs of 28°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Bom Sossego, 3.9 km to the S at 1 m.

Facts

Elevation
146 m · 479 ft
Region
Boa Vista
Country
Cape Verde
Coordinates
16.2121, -22.9125
Nearest airport
Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) · 8.8 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Vigia by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
15°20°25°30°35°23°20°Jan23°20°Feb24°20°Mar24°21°Apr25°21°May26°22°Jun27°23°Jul28°25°Aug28°25°Sep28°25°Oct27°23°Nov25°22°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Vigia by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high23°23°24°24°25°26°27°28°28°28°27°25°
Average low20°20°20°21°21°22°23°25°25°25°23°22°
Precipitation4 mm2 mm1 mm0 mm1 mm0 mm3 mm18 mm38 mm10 mm2 mm2 mm
Cloud cover30%28%22%23%18%15%21%25%24%28%36%34%
Daylight11h 1611h 3712h 0212h 3012h 5313h 0513h 0012h 4112h 1411h 4711h 2311h 10
Month score999910010010097918276859098

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level3,500 m3,500 m3,500 m3,600 m3,650 m3,800 m4,000 m4,200 m4,250 m4,200 m4,000 m3,750 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Vigia in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Cape Verde
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Monte Santo António379 m–20 km S27°
Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Protected Countryside364 m–19 km SE28°
Rocha Estância357 m–19 km S27°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Bom Sossego
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Bom Sossego

Boa Vista · 3.9 km S
28°Oct high
3wet days
80score
Bom Sossego
Sal Rei
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Sal Rei

Boa Vista · 4.0 km S
28°Oct high
3wet days
80score
Sal Rei
Rabil
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Rabil

Boa Vista · 9.6 km S
28°Oct high
3wet days
79score
Rabil
Bofareira
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Bofareira

Boa Vista · 10 km E
29°Oct high
3wet days
78score
Bofareira
Around here

Bom Sossego and around

Bom Sossego
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Bom Sossego

Boa Vista · Cape Verde
Mar–Maybest months
27°July high
1 maltitude
Bom Sossego

Nature

Ribeira do Rabil
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3.0 km S

Ribeira do Rabil

River
Ribeira do Rabil
Ilhéu de Sal-Rei
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1.7 km W

Ilhéu de Sal-Rei

Island
Ilhéu de Sal-Rei
Cabo de Santa Maria
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6.3 km NE

Cabo de Santa Maria

Beach
Cabo de Santa Maria

Mountains

Monte Estância
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23 km SE

Monte Estância

387 m
Monte Estância
Monte Santo António
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16 km S

Monte Santo António

379 m
Monte Santo António
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18 km SE

Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Protected Countryside

364 m
Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Protected Countryside

Heritage

Forte Duque de Bragança
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2.0 km SW

Forte Duque de Bragança

Heritage of Portuguese Influence · 1818
Forte Duque de Bragança
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2.1 km N

Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima

Heritage of Portuguese Influence
Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima
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5.3 km S

Ribeira do Rabil Important Bird Area

Ramsar site
Ribeira do Rabil Important Bird Area