Beach
Praia das Vacas
Cacheu · Guinea-Bissau · Atlantic Ocean
12.1833, -16.4167 · Cacheu, 29 km
- 29°Sea · October
- 33°High · April
- 9.7 hSunshine · April
Your month at the beach
Praia das Vacas in January
- 30°CAir, daytime high18°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 8.5 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month1 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Praia das Vacas in February
- 32°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 8.9 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month0 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Praia das Vacas in March
- 33°CAir, daytime high21°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 9.6 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month7 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Praia das Vacas in April
- 33°CAir, daytime high21°C at night
- 25°CSea temperature
- 9.7 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month1 mm in total
- 14 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Praia das Vacas in May
- 33°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 9.2 hSunshine a day
- 2 daysRainy days in the month10 mm in total
- 14 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Praia das Vacas in June
- 31°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 7.5 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month111 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Praia das Vacas in July
- 28°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 5.5 hSunshine a day
- 28 daysRainy days in the month369 mm in total
- 14 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Praia das Vacas in August
- 28°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 4.9 hSunshine a day
- 30 daysRainy days in the month494 mm in total
- 14 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Praia das Vacas in September
- 28°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 5.7 hSunshine a day
- 29 daysRainy days in the month352 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Praia das Vacas in October
- 29°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 7.4 hSunshine a day
- 21 daysRainy days in the month175 mm in total
- 8 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Praia das Vacas in November
- 30°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 8.2 hSunshine a day
- 2 daysRainy days in the month10 mm in total
- 9 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Praia das Vacas in December
- 29°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 8.3 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month0 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 0Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Praia das Vacas ↗
- 43 kmAirport: Cap Skirring Airport (CSK)In a straight line; by road it is further Car hire at Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) ↗
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 24.4 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 23.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 23.5 °C — 0.4 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 23.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 31.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 24.2 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 24.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 33.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 25.6 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 25.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 33.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 27.1 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 32.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 28.8 °C — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 28.9 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 28.1 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 28.8 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 29.6 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 29.2 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 25.0 °C — 1.2 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan24°8 h1 mm
- Feb24°9 h0 mm
- Mar24°10 h7 mm
- Apr25°10 h1 mm
- May26°9 h10 mm
- Jun28°8 h111 mm
- Jul28°6 h369 mm
- Aug28°5 h494 mm
- Sep28°6 h352 mm
- Oct29°7 h175 mm
- Nov29°8 h10 mm
- Dec26°8 h0 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Praia das Vacas: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 | 12 |
| February | 32 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 13 |
| March | 33 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 9.6 | 13 |
| April | 33 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 9.7 | 14 |
| May | 33 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 9.2 | 14 |
| June | 31 | 25 | 28 | 111 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 |
| July | 28 | 25 | 28 | 369 | 28 | 5.5 | 14 |
| August | 28 | 25 | 28 | 494 | 30 | 4.9 | 14 |
| September | 28 | 25 | 28 | 352 | 29 | 5.7 | 11 |
| Octoberwarmest sea | 29 | 26 | 29 | 175 | 21 | 7.4 | 8 |
| November | 30 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 8.2 | 9 |
| December | 29 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 11 |
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 27 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 8 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 27 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |