Calhau
in São Vicente Municipality, Cape Verde

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
16.852 and -24.867 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 16° 51' 7" and W -24° 52' 0"
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: 01:22 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
UTC/GMT offset: -1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:09 am and 7:02 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-11.608 and 153.769 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Donuwo
References
This place on Wikipedia
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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: 2024-05-10 08:04:54

Explore Calhau

Calhau in São Vicente Municipality is located in Cape Verde about 160 mi (or 258 km) north-west of Praia, the country's capital.

Local time in Calhau is now 01:22 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Cape Verde with an UTC offset of minus one hour. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Calhau. The closest airport in Cape Verde is São Pedro Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mindelo, Porto Novo, Pombas, Ribeira Grande and Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 74 °F

Morning Temperature 22°C / 72 °F
Evening Temperature 23°C / 73 °F
Night Temperature 23°C / 73 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 77%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (11 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 36% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Friday, 10th of May 2024

23°C (73 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 11th of May 2024

23°C (73 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Sunday, 12th of May 2024

23°C (74 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.

Videos from this area

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Cabo Verde - “Vender o próprio corpo em Mindelo - Reportagem

Published: August 20, 2014
Length: 56:48 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Ocean Press - Cabo Verde

Reportagem - “Vender o próprio corpo em Mindelo" Mindelo – 20 de Agosto - “Não existe lei contra a prostituição em Cabo Verde, mas impedem-nos de vender o nosso corpo”. Este foi...


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Published: November 08, 2014
Length: 56:04 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Dany Rocha


Mindelo - Vida de um Sapateiro

Published: October 04, 2014
Length: 28:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ocean Press - Cabo Verde

Mindelo - “Pracinha da Igreja é o local preferido das elites para engraxar sapatos” Assim, foi o desabafo de Pinga, um dos mais antigos engraxadores e sapateiros da Pracinha da Igreja,...


Pesca al Blue Marlin, Mindelo - Capo Verde 2012

Published: August 18, 2012
Length: 24:24 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Nicolò Traina

Video montato di più uscite di pesca avvenute nel mese di maggio 2012 presso Mindelo, Capo Verde.


Voginha - Mindelo

Published: April 06, 2009
Length: 58:25 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Pedro Borges

Voginha a dar show no seu terraço com vista para todo o Mindelo.


Rua de Lisboa Mindelo

Published: March 23, 2009
Length: 53:42 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: CABSS1973

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Defilè no Copacabana em Mindelo

Published: February 01, 2011
Length: 54:29 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: andrea ingianni

Defilè no Copacabana em Mindelo na ilha Sao Vicente.


Mindelo - Cap Vert - Escale du 28 09 2013

Published: December 27, 2013
Length: 52:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: andré Urbain

Tour du monde austral 2013 1er Tronçon: Emeraudes de l'Amazone Mindelo - Cap Vert.


Mindelo après- midi de carnaval (02/2010)

Published: January 18, 2011
Length: 09:42 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: voilierathos

Le carnaval dure près d'une semaine et débute par de simples défilés dans l'après midi.


Mindelo dernière répétition.

Published: January 18, 2011
Length: 09:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: voilierathos

Ça monte, ça chauffe.


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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.

Calhau

Calhau is a small fishing village on the east coast of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde, 15 km east of the island capital of Mindelo. Calhau is situated on a branch that connects with the main road linking to Mindelo and south to Topim. Much of the area is grassy and rocky with a couple of trees, especially within the roads. The GDP for the community is very low. The area has nice sandy beaches for baths in the sea, a small fishing port and a bay with the same name.

Located at 16.85, -24.8667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
São Vicente, Cape Verde

Pico do Vento

Pico do Vento is a volcanic mountain in the eastern part of the island of São Vicente. The mountain is of volcanic origin.

Located at 16.8333, -24.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountains of Cape Verde, São Vicente, Cape Verde

Ribeira do Calhau

Ribeira do Calhau is a ribeira (stream) that flows in the eastern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. The stream flows from west to east and is almost entirely dry except on rainy days. It is one of the longest streams on the island and its total length is approximately 15 km.

Located at 16.85, -24.8833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Cape Verde, São Vicente, Cape Verde


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