Arid, desert like climate with cooling ocean currents. Typical is 24-30 °C. Rainy season is August to October, September is the wettest month. April and July are the warmest months.
Water Temperature:
24-26°C
When to go:
Diving is all year round. April to November has the least wind and the best visibility (except September when vis drops). Manta Rays and sharks visit between July and November.
Wetsuit required:
5mm
Visibility:
Up to 40m from April to November. Visibility can drop in September.
Diving types:
Reefs, drop offs, lava rocks, caverns, caves, walls, wrecks
Experience Level:
All levels. There are easy shallow dives close to shore plus more technical deep, wreck nad cave dives.
Marine life:
Sharks, manta rays, reef fish, crabs, lobster, moray eels and turtles. Occasional whale shark sightings. Spanish Galleon wrecks plus a cruise liner called the Cecile. Dolphins and whales often seen from the boat.
After diving:
Site seeing, hiking, horse riding, kitesurfing, windsurfing, shopping, sunbathing
Cape Verde offers dives to suit everyone with reefs, rocks, wrecks, caves, canyons and walls. Marine life is plentiful and many dive sites are close to shore for easy access by divers. Dolphins are often encountered on the way out to dive sites and at certain times of the year humpback and grey whales can be seen (March-April).
The most frequently dived sites are around the island of Ilha do Sal but other islands like Boa Vista and Sao Vicente also have great diving and more dive sites are being found and opened to divers all the time. The main island of Santiago also has several good dive sites.
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