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Cape Verde travel guide: visa, best time, weather and plugs
Entry rules for every passport, the best months to go, live weather, public holidays and the plug you need for Cape Verde. Capital: Praia.
Do you need a visa for Cape Verde?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 61 passports can enter Cape Verde without a visa and 137 more get a visa on arrival or an eTA.
All 198 passports for Cape Verde · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Cape Verde
Cape Verde at a glance
- Capital
- Praia
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Currency
- Cape Verdean escudo (Esc, CVE)
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Calling code
- +238
- Drives on the
- right
- Power
- Type C, F · 230 V · 50 Hz
Best time to visit Cape Verde
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
Nov–Jun. Sunny, breezy and dry.
General guidance on weather, crowds and wildlife, not a forecast. The chart below shows what the weather actually did last year.
Weather in Praia
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Cape Verde
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
Power plugs and voltage in Cape Verde
- Type Ctwo round pins
- Type Ftwo round pins and earth clips
Mains power is 230 V at 50 Hz. Phone and laptop chargers usually accept 100 to 240 V, so they only need the right plug. Hair dryers, kettles and other single-voltage appliances need a matching voltage or a converter.
Do I need an adapter for Cape Verde?
Hand-curated, so a good first answer: confirm before you fly.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Cape Verde or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for Cape Verde?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 61 passports can enter Cape Verde without a visa and 137 passports can get a visa on arrival. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Cape Verde.
When is the best time to visit Cape Verde?
Nov–Jun. Sunny, breezy and dry.
What plug type and voltage does Cape Verde use?
Cape Verde uses plug types C, F at 230 V and 50 Hz. Check that your devices accept that voltage before you plug them in. Plug data is hand-curated, so confirm before you fly.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Cape Verde?
Traffic keeps to the right in Cape Verde.
What currency does Cape Verde use?
Cape Verdean escudo (Esc, CVE).
What is the calling code for Cape Verde?
+238.
What is the capital of Cape Verde?
Praia.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.