São Tomé and Príncipe in August

Best walking weather; diaspora holidays fill flights; Auto de Floripes on Príncipe (15 Aug).

No other month rates higher than August for São Tomé and Príncipe in this guide.

• São Tomé north and east · São Tomé city, Guadalupe, Lagoa Azulbest weather

  Drier and sunnier in the rain shadow; gravana (June–September) is cooler and cloudy-bright; a short dry gravanito around December–January.

• São Tomé south and west, Obo forest · Porto Alegre, Ribeira Peixe, Obo, Pico Cão Grandefine

  Among the wettest places in Africa — several metres of rain a year; even the dry season brings showers.

• Príncipe · Santo António, Bom Bom, Sundybest weather

  Hot and humid; the north is drier than the forested south.

• São Tomé27 °C (81 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 2 rain days
• Santo António28 °C (82 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 5 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 5 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• São Lourenço and Auto de Floripes (Príncipe)

  15 Aug

  Street theatre on Príncipe; flights fill.

Crowds · São Tomé and Príncipe

High

Prices · São Tomé and Príncipe

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in São Tomé and Príncipe, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• São Tomé north and east

  Best weather of the year (São Tomé city, Guadalupe, Lagoa Azul)

• Príncipe

  Best weather of the year (Santo António, Bom Bom, Sundy)

• São Tomé

  Driest and coolest.

• Santo António

  Best months: Jun–Sep, Dec–Feb