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Culture

Category : Cape Verde

1) General culture

Education

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI	6.03 % of GNI	[24th of 168]
Children out of school, primary	7,048	[52nd of 126]
Children out of school, primary, female	3,749	[50th of 117]
Children out of school, primary, male	3,299	[49th of 117]
Duration of compulsory education	6 years	[143rd of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	6	[36th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	6	[75th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	87,841	[139th of 189]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	49,522	[133rd of 171]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	2,215	[123rd of 150]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level	48.66%	[61st of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level	51.97%	[17th of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level	52.91%	[66th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level	91%	[89th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men	91%	[84th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women	90%	[89th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	7.2%	[9th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	25.4%	[5th of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP)	7.9%	[11th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)	17%	[40th of 96]
Education spending (% Primary)	43.8%	[38th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary)	29.8%	[73rd of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary)	17.5%	[62nd of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	88.1%	[51st of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	86%	[48th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women	89.6%	[46th of 101]
Education, primary completion rate	81	[80th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men	79	[80th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women	83	[76th of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	47.9%	[91st of 135]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita	19.82 %	[8th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita	25.73 %	[11th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita	72.67 %	[14th of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.9%	[29th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	48.8%	[98th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	65.068	[138th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment	0.95	[109th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment	1.07	[30th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment	1.04	[58th of 139]
Grade 1 intake rate	76.7	[40th of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group	90.49 %	[72nd of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group	93.78 %	[72nd of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group	92.14 %	[74th of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+	23.5%	[46th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men	14.3%	[59th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women	30.9%	[47th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+	66,200	[108th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men	18,000	[113rd of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women	48,200	[105th of 138]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above	54.31 %	[74th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above	76.23 %	[71st of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	63.81 %	[76th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24	76.19 %	[78th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24	87.08 %	[74th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24	81.49 %	[80th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24	96.3%	[17th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men	95.8%	[20th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women	96.7%	[14th of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population	74.68 %	[22nd of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population	74.58 %	[19th of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population	74.77 %	[20th of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort	94.79 %	[25th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort	87.82 %	[33rd of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort	92.51 %	[18th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group	83.34 %	[49th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group	79.38 %	[54th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group	81.36 %	[55th of 141]
Primary education, duration > years	6 years	[36th of 197]
Primary education, pupils	82,952	[79th of 176]
Primary education, pupils > % female	48.52 % female	[35th of 175]
Primary education, teachers	3,190	[71st of 159]
Primary education, teachers > % female	66.05 % female	[46th of 153]
Progression to secondary school > %	72.78 %	[52nd of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > %	77.37 %	[48th of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > %	68.39 %	[55th of 118]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	6.61 %	[11th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	25.44 %	[5th of 103]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	26	[48th of 159]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level	28.4	[58th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level	24.3	[29th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education	103.84	[31st of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	94.67	[68th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	107.32	[18th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %	99.7 %	[35th of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	87.5 %	[79th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment	15.43 %	[18th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment	12.72 %	[19th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment	17.97 %	[16th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level	11.6	[39th of 143]
Repitition rate > Secondary level	15.3	[12th of 82]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross	53.65 % gross	[33rd of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross	53.53 % gross	[33rd of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross	53.77 % gross	[33rd of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross	107.96 % gross	[39th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net	90.08 % net	[39th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross	105 % gross	[43rd of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net	89.38 % net	[35th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross	110.91 % gross	[36th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net	90.78 % net	[35th of 136]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross	67.7 % gross	[52nd of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net	57.51 % net	[41st of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	70.1 % gross	[53rd of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net	60.04 % net	[40th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross	65.32 % gross	[52nd of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net	54.99 % net	[41st of 119]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross	6.93 % gross	[40th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross	7.06 % gross	[38th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross	6.8 % gross	[41st of 137]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	12 years	[66th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	12 years	[68th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	11 years	[76th of 93]
Scientific and technical journal articles	1	[172nd of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils	49,010	[77th of 183]
Secondary education, pupils	51,672	[73rd of 166]
Secondary education, pupils > % female	51.71 % female	[10th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers	2,241	[57th of 141]
Secondary education, teachers > % female	40.07 % female	[49th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils	2,662	[66th of 163]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers	77.81 %	[37th of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers	81.35 %	[32nd of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers	70.91 %	[35th of 56]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24	1.01	[6th of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls	NA

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; World Bank; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde, Republica de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde, cape verde islands

Health

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	94	[73rd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3	40	[107th of 114]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	85	[104th of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	94	[73rd of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	92	[79th of 153]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	32	[111st of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	71	[89th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	95	[68th of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	89	[47th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	74	[107th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	64	[134th of 147]
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total	80	[94th of 133]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	Yes
Access to sanitation	82%	[67th of 129]
Adolescent fertility rate > births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	87.48 births	[42nd of 184]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	29.8 per 1,000 people	[49th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	88.5 %	[25th of 76]
Births with health staff	53%	[81st of 116]
Children Underweight Rate	2%	[65th of 95]
Contraception	53%	[42nd of 89]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	52.9 %	[15th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	78	[50th of 166]
Drinking water availability %	74%	[104th of 147]
Drug access	80%	[56th of 163]
expenditure per capita > current US$	97.8 $	[107th of 186]
expenditure, private > % of GDP	1.26 %	[155th of 187]
expenditure, public > % of GDP	3.94 %	[78th of 187]
expenditure, total > % of GDP	5.2 %	[118th of 187]
External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health	20.7 %	[30th of 141]
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health	19.3%	[26th of 179]
Fertility rate, total > births per woman	3.53 births per woman	[56th of 194]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Females	62.9	[84th of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Males	58.8	[93rd of 186]
Healthy life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	60.8	[89th of 186]
Hospital beds > per 1,000 people	1.58 per 1,000 people	[62nd of 149]
Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months	73 %	[161st of 190]
Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months	65 %	[164th of 190]
Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access	43 %	[126th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, rural > % of rural population with access	19 %	[148th of 167]
Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access	61 %	[127th of 173]
Improved water source > % of population with access	80 %	[115th of 176]
Improved water source, rural > % of rural population with access	73 %	[102nd of 174]
Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access	86 %	[141st of 181]
Incidence of tuberculosis > per 100,000 people	174.39 per 100,000 people	[57th of 200]
Infant mortality rate	49.14	[53rd of 179]
life expectancy > Date of information	2006 est.
Life expectancy at birth, female > years	73.88 years	[91st of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, male > years	67.69 years	[98th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, total > years	70.71 years	[97th of 194]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Females	73	[83rd of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Males	67	[90th of 186]
Life expectancy at birth, years > Total population	70	[86th of 186]
Malnutrition prevalence, height for age > % of children under 5	16.2 %	[15th of 52]
Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age > % of children under 5	13.5 %	[16th of 63]
Maternal mortality	35 per 100,000	[94th of 136]
Nutrition > % of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	13	[88th of 105]
Nutrition > % of children who are � exclusively breastfed 6 months	57	[18th of 125]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe	16	[84th of 132]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	14	[67th of 137]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	2	[67th of 104]
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe	6	[54th of 128]
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure	99.8%	[52nd of 185]
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of private expenditure on health	99.8 %	[37th of 185]
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars	145	[99th of 185]
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars	193	[113rd of 185]
Physicians > per 1,000 people	0.49 per 1,000 people	[22nd of 148]
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > %	99.3 %	[2nd of 62]
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health	0.2%	[98th of 159]
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health	24.9%	[145th of 185]
Probability of dying before 5 > Females	40 per 1,000 people	[84th of 187]
Probability of not reaching 40	10.4%	[70th of 111]
Probability of reaching 65 > Female	76.2%	[77th of 159]
Probability of reaching 65 > Male	64.6%	[81st of 159]
Spending > Per person	37	[89th of 133]
Spending > Private	1	[121st of 141]
Spending > Public	1.8%
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP	5%	[120th of 185]
Total fertility rate	3.3	[70th of 166]
Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000	188	[27th of 165]
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS > %	33.94 %	[153rd of 178]
Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	71.01 %	[121st of 171]
Water availability	703 cubic meters	[148th of 169]

SOURCES
UNICEF; Wikipedia: Abortion law ; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Development Indicators database; WHO 2002a; UNICEF; UN (United Nations). 2002. United Nations Population Division Database on Contraceptive Use. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. January. New York; World Health Organization; World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report and updates provided by UNICEF to the United Nations Millennium Indicator Database; WHO (World Health Organization). 2001. Correspondence on access to essential drugs. Department of Essential Drugs and Medecines Policy. February. Geneva; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Wikipedia: List of countries by life expectancy ; UNICEF (United Nations Children?s Fund). 2002. Official Summary: The State of the World's Children 2002. New York: Oxford University Press.; The World Health Report 2001; UN 2001 via backone.pdf; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York.; UN (United Nations). 2001. World Population Prospects 1950-2050: The 2000 Revision. Database. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; ; UNHDR

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde, Republica de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde, cape verde islands

Sports

Beach Volleyball at the 2006 Lusophony Games > Pos	3	[3rd of 10]
FIFA World Ranking > Men	368	[117th of 198]

SOURCES
Wikipedia: Beach Volleyball at the 2006 Lusophony Games ; Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde, Republica de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde, cape verde islands

Food

exports > % of merchandise exports

10.38 %

[74th of 156]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde, Republica de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde, cape verde islands

Language

Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate

75.7

[123rd of 174]

SOURCES
Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde, Republica de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde, cape verde islands

2) Religion

Catholic > Diocesan priests	13	[117th of 143]
Catholic > Dioceses	1	[118th of 150]
Catholic > Parishes	31	[113rd of 149]
Catholic > Religious Priests	35	[106th of 148]
Catholic > Total Priests	48	[113rd of 149]
Catholics	452,000	[88th of 140]
Catholics as percentage	92.81	[8th of 150]
Jehovahs Witnesses	1,629	[113rd of 178]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants	14,535	[142nd of 167]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant	3.5 %	[103rd of 163]
Religions > All Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
Seventh-day Adventist Membership	4,614	[102nd of 232]

SOURCES
Catholic Hierarchy.org; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country ; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde, Republica de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde, cape verde islands

3) Media

Average cost of local call	0.04	[103rd of 151]
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service exports	8.56 %	[118th of 153]
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	12.15 %	[117th of 155]
DVD region	5	[8th of 171]
E-Government rating	42	[80th of 182]
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people	302.15 per 1,000 people	[95th of 193]
HAM radio prefixes	D4A - D4Z
Households with television > %	40 %	[93rd of 160]
International dialling code	238
International voice traffic > out and in, minutes	65,600,000 min.	[66th of 164]
Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$	20,000,000 $	[32nd of 101]
Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	40.766 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[17th of 130]
Mobile phone subscribers	81,721	[154th of 198]
Number of PCs	48	[126th of 169]
Personal computers	48,000	[117th of 164]
Phone subscribers	214.76	[97th of 178]
Population covered by mobile telephony > %	90 %	[56th of 108]
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	18.63 $/month	[28th of 185]
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	6.05 $/month	[100th of 151]
Radio broadcast stations AM 0, FM 22 (plus 12 repeaters), shortwave 0
Radio receivers	73,000	[178th of 188]
Radios	100,000	[175th of 221]
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	13.86 %	[49th of 165]
Telecommunications investment > current LCU	787000000
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	6.92 % GDP	[13th of 167]
Telecommunications revenue > current LCU	5678900000
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	6.08 $	[3rd of 142]
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per $ GDP)	6,575.536 $ per $1 trillion of GD	[5th of 174]
Telephone employees, total	454	[90th of 194]
Telephone faults > per 100 mainlines	33 per 100 mainlines	[13th of 134]
Telephone mainlines	71,412	[117th of 202]
Telephone subscribers	153,133	[127th of 199]
Telephone subscribers per employee	306.64	[68th of 191]
Telephone system > Regulation	1992
Telephone systems > Privatisation	1995
Television broadcast stations	1	[13th of 89]
Television receivers	2,000	[181st of 185]
Televisions	15,000	[179th of 215]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; Amazon.com; report presents the second annual update on global e-government, i.e., the delivery of public sector information and online services through the Internet. This report studies the features that are available online at national government websites. Using a detailed analysis of 1.197 government websites in 198 different nations, it measures the information and services that are online, chart the variations that exist across countries, and discuss how e-government sites vary by region of the world. In order to see how the 198 nations ranked overall, the E-Government Ranking 2002 created a 0 to 100 point index and applied it to each nation's websites based on the availability of contact information, publications, databases, portals, and number of online services. (2002); hamcity.com; ITU; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; ITU-BDT Telecommunications Regulatory Database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde, Republica de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde, cape verde islands

Internet

Broadband subscribers	937	[100th of 117]
Country code	.cv
Hosts	20	[209th of 228]
International Internet bandwidth > Mbps	10 Mbps	[76th of 167]
International Internet bandwidth > Mbps (per $ GDP)	10.172 Mbps per $1 trillion of	[61st of 184]
Internet Service Providers	1	[175th of 229]
ISP	1	[16th of 162]
Livejournal users	77	[135th of 226]
Price basket for Internet > US$ per month	40.34 $/month	[38th of 180]
Secure Internet servers	1	[171st of 183]
TLD	.cv
Users	37,000	[142nd of 190]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; IANA: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; LiveJournal

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde, Republica de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde, cape verde islands

4) Tourism

Right Now
Located off the coast of West Africa, Cape Verde is one of the continent’s best-kept island secrets. The archipelago of ten islands has recently been attracting more and more island hoppers looking for a tropical destination that’s still relatively unknown and secluded. The islands’ blend of Brazilian and West African cultures boosts the excitement level of Cape Verde, and if you're a watersports fanatic, this is the destination for you: from daytime surfing to nighttime dancing, Cape Verde's perfect for the adventurous and curious spirit.

The Top 5: What to Do in Cape Verde
1. Local Cuisine: Cape Verde has a rich ethnic culture that blends Portuguese and Senegalese customs and traditions; that blending is happily reflected in the country’s amazing cuisine. Be sure to try canja (a rich chicken soup) and cachupa (a stew of hominy, beans, and either fish or meat), two local dishes you are bound to like. Aguardiente is the local sugarcane rum, and it’s gaining in popularity in the States; be sure to try it while you’re in Cape Verde.
2. Sal’s Salt Mines: The salt mines of Sal were built inside dormant volcanoes. The caves are truly impressive, and we highly recommend seeing them.
3. Water Sports: Windsurfing, surfing, jet skiing, scuba diving, and waterskiing are all must-do activities in Cape Verde. Organize your itinerary with your hotel before setting out.
4. Island Hopping: The four top islands to visit are Sal, São Vicente, Praia, and Cidade Velha. All the islands offer wonderful natural viewing and plenty of comfortable places to stay.
5. São’s Submarine Tour: It’s rare that tourists can say that they’ve ridden in a real submarine. In that respect, tourists to Cape Verde are truly lucky. Make sure to book a submarine tour of this island to see remarkable oceanic flora and fauna from a 360-degree viewpoint.

When to Go
The weather is beautiful all year round, the temperature usually about 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Cape Verde’s geographical position, at the northern limit of the tropical rain belt, leaves the country with very little rainfall. Although it’s highly unlikely, if rainfall is to occur, it’s usually between August and September. There is no “perfect” time to visit Cape Verde because the weather is fantastic throughout the year.