4 places · sun position · panel angle
Solar data for Cabo Verde
Across the 4 places in Cabo Verde the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 14° in Praia to 16° in Mindelo, and flat ground gets 5.7 to 5.8 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Cabo Verde at a glance
Averages over 4 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 5.70–5.71
- 5.71–5.73
- 5.73–5.75
- 5.75–5.77
- 5.77–5.79
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Cabo Verde is Praia (Praia) with 5.79 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Espargos with 5.70. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,722 kWh a year in Espargos to 1,742 kWh in Mindelo — 1,730 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 14° in Praia to 16° in Mindelo. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 20° on average: at 70° that month brings 1.72 kWh per kWp a day in Praia and 1.86 kWh in Espargos.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Largest places in Cabo Verde at a glance
Daylight and clock time in Cabo Verde
In Mindelo (16.9° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 13 h 08 min and the shortest 11 h 07 min; in Praia (14.9° N), the southernmost, 13 h 01 min and 11 h 15 min. Cabo Verde does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic/Cape_Verde | 4 | UTC−1 | no daylight saving time |