São Pedro weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit São Pedro is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with June and July close behind. São Pedro averages about 3,191 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,191
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 322 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- 20 m
When is the best time to visit São Pedro?
For sunshine, the best time to visit São Pedro is May, then June and July. The dullest month is December (89/100, 50 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is São Pedro?
São Pedro is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,191 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 8 Sunshine Score points separate May from December. São Pedro is the sunniest of the 7 destinations tracked in Cape Verde. The year's 322 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 90 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 41 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| February | 91 | 22° / 72°F | 20° / 68°F | 37 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| March | 95 | 23° / 73°F | 20° / 68°F | 19 mm | 11 | 24° / 75°F |
| April | 95 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 14 mm | 12 | 24° / 75°F |
| May | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 7 mm | 12 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 97 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 7 mm | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 96 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 9 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 28 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 46 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 27 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 37 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| December | 89 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 50 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
Sea temperature in São Pedro by month
The sea off São Pedro is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in January at 24°C / 75°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Espargos Cape Verde · 224 km · best in Apr · 2,997 h sun/yr
- Rabil Cape Verde · 244 km · best in Apr · 2,997 h sun/yr
- Praia Cape Verde · 269 km · best in May · 3,097 h sun/yr
- Dakar Senegal · 887 km · best in Feb · 3,053 h sun/yr
- Nouakchott Mauritania · 977 km · best in Jan · 3,619 h sun/yr
- Serekunda Gambia · 982 km · best in Jan · 3,054 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Preguiça Cape Verde · 87 km · 3,089 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- São Filipe Cape Verde · 225 km · 3,105 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Vila do Maio Cape Verde · 271 km · 2,984 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How São Pedro compares month by month: São Pedro vs Praia · São Pedro vs Espargos · São Pedro vs Rabil · all comparisons
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