Fontainhas
in Ribeira Grande Municipality, Cape Verde
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Agostinho Neto Airport (1 mi) - São Pedro Airport (24 mi)
- Preguiça Airport (68 mi)
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport (145 mi)
- Mosteiros Airport (156 mi)
- Rabil Airport (163 mi)
- São Filipe Airport (164 mi)
- Maio Airport (188 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 17.183 and -25.100 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 17° 10' 59" and W -25° 6' 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: 05:58 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- UTC/GMT offset: -1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:48 am and 6:04 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -11.608 and 153.769 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Donuwo - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Fontainhas
Fontainhas in Ribeira Grande Municipality is a city in Cape Verde about 188 mi (or 302 km) north-west of Praia, the country's capital.
Local time in Fontainhas is now 05:58 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Cape Verde with an UTC offset of minus one hour. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Fontainhas. The closest airport in Cape Verde is Agostinho Neto Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ribeira Grande, Pombas, Porto Novo, Mindelo 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: 25°C / 77 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Night Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 74% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (10 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 82% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
25°C (77 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
25°C (76 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
24°C (76 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Few clouds, fresh breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kolina d´Sol
Videos from this area
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Barrancos en Cabo Verde.
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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.
Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality)
Ribeira Grande is a municipality on the island of Santo Antão of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde. It covers one-third of the island and is home to two-thirds of the population. Farmlands dominate the Atlantic Coastline and central valleys. Grasslands, bush, and forests cover the mountainous parts and the central part, along with dry lands. The taller mountains lie to the south.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Fontainhas.