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Ponta Noh Jon, Cabo Verde

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About Ponta Noh Jon

It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces W: swell from the W reaches it, and wind from the E blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.0 km away. The sea is about 22°C in March, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 27°C in September, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, March, April and May, with about 7 good days in 7; in February, about 6. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mindelo.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 6.0 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 27°C: 3 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 20 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to VXE, changing at LIS. About 4 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Ponta Noh Jon.

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  3. Accommodation.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea 0.4 m. Wind 10 kn gusting 15.

The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.4 m5 kn7kn
Mon 19Oct800.4 m10 kn15kn
Tue 20Oct800.4 m9 kn14kn
Wed 21Oct800.4 m10 kn14kn
Thu 22Oct750.5 m15 kn19kn
Fri 23Oct710.5 m17 kn24kn
Sat 24Oct640.5 m21 kn29kn
Sun 25Oct310.6 m22 kn29knboats in
Mon 26Oct700.5 m17 kn24kn
Tue 27Oct770.4 m12 kn18kn

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr7of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep7of 7
  10. Oct7of 7
  11. Nov7of 7
  12. Dec7of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £775–£1,500 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £405–£840
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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