AFRICA / CAPE VERDE

Sao Filipe

Triplandio Sao Filipe guide covers 4 travel guides across 16 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 15 self-guided walking tours in Sao Filipe with 47 POI, spanning 24 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.

Guides 4
Areas 16
Local food 5
Tours / POI 15 / 47
Day / Night 28° / 26°
Local Time 21:23
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City & Country Data Cape Verde (Sao Filipe)

Key travel data for Sao Filipe — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.

🌍 Cape Verde
Tourists ✈️ 180K/y
GDP/cap 💵 $5.8k
Life Exp ❤️ 76.2 yrs
Population 👥 527.3K
Payments 💳 Mixed
Emergency 🆘 112
💰 Prices in Sao Filipe
Coffee ☕ $2.00
Beer 🍺 $2.61
Lunch 🍽️ $6.00
Groceries 🛒 $25.00/w
Taxi/km 🚕 $1.50
Transit 🚇 $1.50
Fuel ⛽ $1.50/l
Internet 📡 $50.00/m
Salary 💵 $500/m

Best time to visit Sao Filipe (Cape Verde)

Now (September) avg: 27°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & May.

Live Temp …
~Day / Night Temp 28°C / 26°C
Sunrise / Sunset 6:25 / 18:30
Local time 21:23
Sea Temp 28°C
Best Months Jun & May
J Jan F Feb M Mar A Apr M May best month J Jun best month J Jul A Aug S Sep this month O Oct N Nov D Dec
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Sea temperature Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
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Traditional Local Food Sao Filipe (Cape Verde)

Açorda de Peixe
Main course Fish & Seafood

Açorda de Peixe

a-sor-da deh pesh · Fish bread stew

A comforting stew of fish and bread.

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Main course Meat

Cachupa Refogada

ka-choo-pa reh-foh-ga-da · Fried cachupa

A fried version of the slow-cooked cachupa stew.

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Main course Meat

Feijoada de Sao Filipe

Feijoada de São Filipe
fay-zho-ah-da de sah-oo feh-lee-peh · Sao Filipe bean stew

A hearty stew of beans and meats.

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Main course Fish & Seafood

Lagostada

lah-goh-sta-dah · Lobster stew

A rich and aromatic lobster stew.

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Main course Fish & Seafood

Xerém com Peixe Seco

sheh-rem com peshay sech · Corn porridge with dried fish

Corn porridge served with salted dried fish.

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Sao Filipe Travel Guides

4 guides

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