Praia
Capital of Cape Verde: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Praia Harbor: Xandu, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Praia is the capital of Cape Verde. About 137,868 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Cape Verde in our atlas.
It lies at 14.93° N, 23.51° W, about 0 m (0 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Atlantic/Cape_Verde time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Praia. Green dots: other major cities of Cape Verde. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Praia has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 28°C (82°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 21°C (70°F). Around 325 mm (13 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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in Cape VerdeNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3374333 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3751 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Praia Harbor: Xandu, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Estádio da Várzea: Xandu, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Praia-Palácio Presidencial (1): Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Praia plaza: Unknown, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Praia pr A Albuquerque: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- CV-praia-gomez: Balou46, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Praia - Musiklokal : Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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