Editing Mindelo (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Cabo 2010 Monte Cara.jpg|thumb|Downtown Mindelo seen from 'Gud']]
[[File:20121027-IMG_1049.jpg|thumb|Mindelo, Cape Verde]]
Mindelo is situated at the [[Porto Grande Bay]], a large natural harbour. The town is surrounded by low mountains: the [[Monte Cara]] and the [[Morro Branco, Cape Verde|Morro Branco]] headland to the west, and the [[Monte Verde, Cape Verde|Monte Verde]] to the east. The town is crossed by the river [[Ribeira de Julião]].

The [[Cesária Évora Airport]] lies {{convert|9|km|0|abbr=on}} southwest of Mindelo, near the village [[São Pedro, Cape Verde|São Pedro]]. Ferries for [[Santo Antão, Cape Verde|Santo Antão]] leave from the port.

===Subdivisions===
The city is divided into the following localities for statistical reasons:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ine.cv/censo_quadros/santo-vicente/|title=2010 Census results São Vicente|work=[[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Cape Verde)|Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde]]|date=24 November 2016|language=pt}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=14em}}
*[[Alto Miramar]]
*Alto Morabeza
*Alto Santo António
*Alto São Nicolau
*Alto Solarine/Forca
*Atrás do Cemitério/Sul do Cemitério
*Bela Vista/Pedreira
*Campinho
*[[Chã de Alecrim]]
*Chã de Cemitério
*Chã de Marinha
*Chã de Monte Sossego
*Chê Guevarra
*[[City center of Mindelo|City center/Morada]]
*Cruz João Evora
*Dji d'Sal
*Fernando Pó
*[[Fonte Cónego]]
*Fonte Filipe
*Fonte Françês
*Fonte Inês/Espia
*Fonte Meio/Madeiralzinho
*[[Fortinho|Fortinho/Escola Técnica]]
*Horta Seca
*Lazareto
*[[Matiota]]
*Monte/Craca
*Monte Sossego
*Pedra Rolada
*[[Ribeira Bote]]
*Ribeira da Craquinha
*Ribeira de Julião
*Ribeira de Passarão
*Ribeirinha
*Tchetchênia
*Vila Nova/Lombo Tanque
*Zona Industrial Sul
*Zona Militar
{{div col end}}

===Climate===
Mindelo city has a [[desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''BWh''). The average annual temperature is {{convert|24.6|°C|0}}. It is very dry with only around {{convert|100|mm|0|abbr=on}} annual precipitation.

{{Weather box
|location = Mindelo (1991–2020)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 29.2
|Feb record high C = 29.5
|Mar record high C = 30.3
|Apr record high C = 29.5
|May record high C = 31.5
|Jun record high C = 30.5
|Jul record high C = 33.6
|Aug record high C = 31.8
|Sep record high C = 32.7
|Oct record high C = 31.5
|Nov record high C = 31.0
|Dec record high C = 30.0
|year record high C = 33.6
|Jan high C = 24.4
|Feb high C = 24.0
|Mar high C = 24.4
|Apr high C = 24.9
|May high C = 25.8
|Jun high C = 26.5
|Jul high C = 27.9
|Aug high C = 29.3
|Sep high C = 29.7
|Oct high C = 29.1
|Nov high C = 27.5
|Dec high C = 25.8
|year high C = 26.6
|Jan mean C = 22.5
|Feb mean C = 21.9
|Mar mean C = 22.3
|Apr mean C = 22.9
|May mean C = 23.8
|Jun mean C = 24.6
|Jul mean C = 25.9
|Aug mean C = 27.1
|Sep mean C = 27.6
|Oct mean C = 27.1
|Nov mean C = 25.6
|Dec mean C = 23.9
|year mean C = 24.6
|Jan low C = 20.5
|Feb low C = 20.0
|Mar low C = 20.2
|Apr low C = 20.8
|May low C = 21.8
|Jun low C = 22.6
|Jul low C = 23.6
|Aug low C = 24.8
|Sep low C = 25.4
|Oct low C = 25.1
|Nov low C = 23.7
|Dec low C = 22.0
|year low C = 22.5
|Jan record low C = 16.5
|Feb record low C = 13.5
|Mar record low C = 15.6
|Apr record low C = 15.0
|May record low C = 15.0
|Jun record low C = 18.0
|Jul record low C = 17.5
|Aug record low C = 14.5
|Sep record low C = 19.0
|Oct record low C = 18.5
|Nov record low C = 19.0
|Dec record low C = 17.0
|year record low C = 13.5
|Jan precipitation mm = 4.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 1.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 0.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 0.4
|May precipitation mm = 0.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 0.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 2.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 16.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 36.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 14.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 6.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 1.0
|year precipitation mm = 
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 1
|Feb precipitation days = 1
|Mar precipitation days = 0
|Apr precipitation days = 0
|May precipitation days = 0
|Jun precipitation days = 0
|Jul precipitation days = 1
|Aug precipitation days = 4
|Sep precipitation days = 5
|Oct precipitation days = 2
|Nov precipitation days = 2
|Dec precipitation days = 2
|year precipitation days = 18
|Jan humidity = 66.1
|Feb humidity = 67.6
|Mar humidity = 67.2
|Apr humidity = 68.2
|May humidity = 70.1
|Jun humidity = 72.9
|Jul humidity = 72.7
|Aug humidity = 74.0
|Sep humidity = 74.2
|Oct humidity = 72.8
|Nov humidity = 69.4
|Dec humidity = 67.3
|year humidity = 70.2
|Jan sun = 229.4
|Feb sun = 237.3
|Mar sun = 275.9
|Apr sun = 291.0
|May sun = 306.9
|Jun sun = 276.0
|Jul sun = 248.0
|Aug sun = 226.3
|Sep sun = 225.0
|Oct sun = 238.7
|Nov sun = 225.0
|Dec sun = 201.5
|year sun = 
|Jand sun = 7.4
|Febd sun = 8.4
|Mard sun = 8.9
|Aprd sun = 9.7
|Mayd sun = 9.9
|Jund sun = 9.2
|Juld sun = 8.0
|Augd sun = 7.3
|Sepd sun = 7.5
|Octd sun = 7.7
|Novd sun = 7.5
|Decd sun = 6.5
|yeard sun = 8.2
|source 1 =NOAA,<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/CaboVerde/CSV/MINDELO_8583.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 4, 2024}}</ref> Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofísica (precipitation, humidity 1981-2010)<ref name = INMG>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191802/https://www.inmg.gov.cv/index.php/servicos/servicos-climaticos
| archive-date = 29 December 2020
| url = https://www.inmg.gov.cv/index.php/servicos/servicos-climaticos
| title = Normais Climatológicas
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofísica
| language = pt
| access-date = 28 December 2020}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (extremes, precipitation days, and sun)<ref name = DWD>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_085830_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Mindelo / Sao Vicente / Kapverden (Rep. Kap Verde)
| work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = 8 August 2017}}</ref>
}}