São Tomé weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit São Tomé is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with August and September close behind. São Tomé averages about 1,797 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 22 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,797
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,252 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 53k
- Elevation
- 9 m
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When is the best time to visit São Tomé?
For sunshine, the best time to visit São Tomé is July, then August and September. The dullest month is March (62/100, 167 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is São Tomé?
São Tomé isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,797 hours of sunshine a year. July (85/100) is noticeably better than March (62). It is the sunnier of the two destinations tracked in São Tomé & Príncipe. The year's 1,252 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 | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 130 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 119 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 167 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 176 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 127 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 81 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 44 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 85 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 22 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 85 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 20 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 82 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 41 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 68 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 114 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 62 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 158 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 64 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 134 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in São Tomé by month
The sea off São Tomé is warmest in February at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in July at 27°C / 81°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
- Libreville Gabon · 300 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr
- Malabo Equatorial Guinea · 436 km · best in Dec · 1,221 h sun/yr
- Port Harcourt Nigeria · 516 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
- Douala Cameroon · 524 km · best in Jan · 1,549 h sun/yr
- Owerri Nigeria · 564 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Yaoundé Cameroon · 654 km · best in Jan · 1,748 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- São Tomé & Príncipe São Tomé & Príncipe · 162 km · 1,591 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- San Antonio de Palé Equatorial Guinea · 233 km · 2,214 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Port Gentil Gabon · 257 km · 1,680 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Corisco Equatorial Guinea · 297 km · 1,591 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Bata Equatorial Guinea · 384 km · 1,590 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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