When to go · São Tomé
São Tomé, month by month
The best months for São Tomé: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodShort dry spell; hot.30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 8 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGoodDry; turtle season on the south coast ends.31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 8 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- MarchMixedRains build; showers most days.31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilMixedWet; slower roads.31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MayMixedWet; heavy showers.30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatGravana dry season starts; cooler.28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 5 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGreatDry; Jul 12 is Independence Day, offices close.27 °C (81 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatDriest and coolest.27 °C (81 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatDry; humid on the coast.28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 7 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberMixedRains return.29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 14 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedWet.29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedWet; some hotels quiet.30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 11 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in São Tomé, side by side.
Verdict
Jun: Great
Jul: Great
Daytime high
Jun: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Jul: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Jun: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jul: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Rain days
Jun: 5
Jul: 2 (better)
Crowds
Jun: Medium
Jul: Medium
Prices
Jun: Medium
Jul: Medium
Festivals listed
Jun: 0
Jul: 1
June: Gravana dry season starts; cooler.
July: Dry; Jul 12 is Independence Day, offices close.
São Tomé: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.