When to go · Mindelo
Mindelo in March
Great month. Inside Mindelo's best window: Feb–Jun.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Medium
- Cape Verde overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Cape Verde overall
Verdict
Inside Mindelo's best window: Feb–Jun.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Mindelo in this guide.
Weather in March
- MindeloHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 1 day
- São Vicente and Mindelo, Cape Verde · São Vicentebest weather
Windy and sometimes hazy with Saharan dust (bruma seca) in winter.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Carnival and Ash Wednesday big impact
Feb–Mar (moves yearly) · Cape Verde
Parades in Mindelo and Praia; São Vicente fills; offices close.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Cape Verde overall
- Medium
- Prices · Cape Verde overall
- Medium
Cape Verde overall: Humpback whales start appearing off Boa Vista; dust haze possible.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mindelo, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Feb: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Mar: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Feb: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 1
Feb: 1
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Feb: High
Prices
Mar: Medium
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Feb: 1
March: Inside Mindelo's best window: Feb–Jun.
February: Inside Mindelo's best window: Feb–Jun.
Mindelo: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.