Carriçal
in Ribeira Brava Municipality, Cape Verde

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
16.550 and -24.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 16° 32' 59" and W -24° 4' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:
Escudo - CVE
Spoken languages:
Portuguese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 05:44 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
UTC/GMT offset: -1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:32 am and 6:48 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-11.608 and 153.769 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Donuwo
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Cape Verde in Western Africa

Safety Score: 2,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Cape Verde.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Cape Verde. Last Update: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Touring Carriçal

Carriçal in Ribeira Brava Municipality is a town located in Cape Verde about 118 mi (or 190 km) north of Praia, the country's capital place.

Time in Carriçal is now 05:44 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Cape Verde with an UTC offset of minus one hour. We know of 8 airports nearby Carriçal. The closest airport in Cape Verde is Preguiça Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande in a distance of 159 mi (or 256 km), South-East.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Vila da Ribeira Brava, Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau, Mindelo, Porto Novo and Pombas. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 71 °F

Morning Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Evening Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Night Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 68%
Air Pressure 1018 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 29% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Friday, 29th of March 2024

21°C (71 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

21°C (70 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

21°C (70 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Story der Ferien-Häuser auf Sao Nicolau, Kapverden

Published: January 13, 2015
Length: 43:36 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Kapverdeninfo

Dokumentation über den Aufbau der Ferien-Häuser in Carrical auf der Halbinsel Ponta do Cruz über einen Zeitraum von 10 Jahren. Infos auf der Seite www.saonicolau.de.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Pico do Alberto

Pico do Alberto is a mountain located in the eastern part of São Nicolau island in Cape Verde. The mountain's summit is located south of Juncalinho. The mountain are almost rocky, desert-like and has traces of vegetation. The area around are mountains except for further south where the Atlantic Ocean is located a few kilometres south. The mountain is entirely of volcanic origin. The panorama offers a view to the around three-fourths of the island missing out the western part.

Located at 16.5875, -24.1208 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountains of Cape Verde, São Nicolau, Cape Verde

Carriçal

Carriçal is a village on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. Carriçal is linked with the remote road linking Juncalinho to the rest of the island, and is the easternmost village on the main road linking Ribeira Brava and Carriçal.

Located at 16.55, -24.0833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages and settlements in São Nicolau, Cape Verde

Castilhano

Castilhano is village in the northern part of the island of São Nicolau.

Located at 16.582, -24.041 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages and settlements in São Nicolau, Cape Verde


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Carriçal