Best Kitespots in Cape Verde

15 spots · Africa

Best for kiting from October to June, with 64 to 89 % kite days. Water 23 to 28 °C.

Median of 7 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 15 spots
Median kite days: 71 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 25 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Sandy Beach; 79 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Cape Verde

Cape Verde has 15 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 71 % kite days over the year; Sandy Beach leads with 79 %. The spots spread over 4 regions.

Best season at the median spot: October to June (50 % kite days or more). Water 23 to 28 °C over the year.

Kite destinations in Cape Verde

Kitesurfing in Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Windiest month: May, 91 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Boa Vista, Cape Verde: Jan 82 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 91 %, Apr 91 %, May 91 %, Jun 80 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 79 %
Kitesurfing in Sal, Cape Verde
Windiest month: February, 91 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Sal, Cape Verde: Jan 83 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 83 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Best time to visit Cape Verde

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: October to June
Warm and windy: all year except July and August

Kite days at the median spot range from 29 % in August to 89 % in May.

Water 23 °C in March to 28 °C in October. Air 23 °C in March to 28 °C in September, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Cape Verde: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Cape Verde?

The best months are October to June: the median spot in Cape Verde had 64 to 89 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Cape Verde?

Sandy Beach has the most kite days in Cape Verde: 79 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Cape Verde?

The water ranges from 23 °C in March to 28 °C in October at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in March, boardshorts in October.

Destinations by month

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for destinations in Cape Verde
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Boa Vista, Cape Verde	82	91	91	91	91	80	36	27	47	64	74	79
Sal, Cape Verde	83	91	89	88	88	78	37	33	57	68	74	83

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Sandy Beach
Cape Verde
79 %
2
Rife Parda
Cape Verde
68 %
3
Calheta Bay
Cape Verde
37 %

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in Cape Verde yet.

By region

Sal

12 spots · 70 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in Cape Verde

Sandy Beach leads with 79 % kite days per year, followed by Ponta do Leme Velho (76 %) and Ponta do Sino (76 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

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Sandy Beach
Cape Verde
79 %
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Kite days by month at Sandy Beach: Jan 80 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 95 %, Apr 96 %, May 96 %, Jun 91 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 78 %
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Ponta do Leme Velho
Cape Verde
76 %
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Kite days by month at Ponta do Leme Velho: Jan 88 %, Feb 93 %, Mar 91 %, Apr 90 %, May 91 %, Jun 83 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 78 %, Dec 87 %
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Ponta do Sino
Cape Verde
76 %
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Kite days by month at Ponta do Sino: Jan 88 %, Feb 93 %, Mar 91 %, Apr 90 %, May 91 %, Jun 83 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 78 %, Dec 87 %
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Canoa
Cape Verde
72 %
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Kite days by month at Canoa: Jan 83 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 83 %
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Fragata
Cape Verde
72 %
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Kite days by month at Fragata: Jan 83 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 83 %
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Ponta do Rife
Cape Verde
72 %
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Kite days by month at Ponta do Rife: Jan 83 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 83 %
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Ponta Preta
Cape Verde
72 %
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Kite days by month at Ponta Preta: Jan 83 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 83 %
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Santa Maria
Cape Verde
72 %
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Kite days by month at Santa Maria: Jan 83 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 89 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 83 %
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Buccaneers Beach
Cape Verde
71 %
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Kite days by month at Buccaneers Beach: Jan 82 %, Feb 91 %, Mar 91 %, Apr 91 %, May 91 %, Jun 80 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 79 %
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Rife Parda
Cape Verde
68 %
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Kite days by month at Rife Parda: Jan 76 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 85 %, Apr 87 %, May 89 %, Jun 75 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 74 %
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Alibaba
Cape Verde
67 %
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Kite days by month at Alibaba: Jan 77 %, Feb 88 %, Mar 87 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 73 %
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Curral Joul
Cape Verde
67 %
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Kite days by month at Curral Joul: Jan 77 %, Feb 88 %, Mar 87 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 73 %
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Fontona
Cape Verde
67 %
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Kite days by month at Fontona: Jan 77 %, Feb 88 %, Mar 87 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 73 %
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Secret Spot
Cape Verde
67 %
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Kite days by month at Secret Spot: Jan 77 %, Feb 88 %, Mar 87 %, Apr 88 %, May 88 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 73 %
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Calheta Bay
Cape Verde
37 %
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Kite days by month at Calheta Bay: Jan 48 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 58 %, May 53 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 15 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 17 %, Oct 15 %, Nov 23 %, Dec 41 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Cape Verde: median of 7 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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