Espargos
City in Cape Verde: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Espargos Cabo Verde: Ingo Wölbern, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Espargos is a city in Cape Verde, in Sal. About 24,500 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Cape Verde in our atlas.
It lies at 16.76° N, 22.94° W, about 53 m (174 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Atlantic/Cape_Verde time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Espargos. Green dots: other major cities of Cape Verde. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Espargos has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 27°C (80°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 21°C (69°F). Around 245 mm (10 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 8521418 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q498968 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Espargos Cabo Verde: Ingo Wölbern, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)