São Tomé in October

Rains return.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

October is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• JuneGreatGravana dry season starts; cooler.
• JulyGreatDry; Jul 12 is Independence Day, offices close.
• AugustGreatDriest and coolest.
• SeptemberGreatDry; humid on the coast.

• São ToméHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 14 days
• São Tomé north and east, São Tomé and Príncipe · São Tomé city, Guadalupe, Lagoa Azulrainy

  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, São Tomé and Príncipe · Porto Alegre, Ribeira Peixe, Obo, Pico Cão Granderainy

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

Crowds · São Tomé and Príncipe overall

Low

Prices · São Tomé and Príncipe overall

Low

São Tomé and Príncipe overall: Rains return; first turtles arrive late in the month.

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

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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