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 / 23 °C, 8 rain days86 °F / 73 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGoodDry; turtle season on the south coast ends.31 °C / 23 °C, 8 rain days88 °F / 73 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- MarchMixedRains build; showers most days.31 °C / 23 °C, 12 rain days88 °F / 73 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilMixedWet; slower roads.31 °C / 23 °C, 14 rain days88 °F / 73 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MayMixedWet; heavy showers.30 °C / 23 °C, 14 rain days86 °F / 73 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatGravana dry season starts; cooler.28 °C / 22 °C, 5 rain days82 °F / 72 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGreatDry; Jul 12 is Independence Day, offices close.27 °C / 21 °C, 2 rain days81 °F / 70 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatDriest and coolest.27 °C / 21 °C, 2 rain days81 °F / 70 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatDry; humid on the coast.28 °C / 22 °C, 7 rain days82 °F / 72 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberMixedRains return.29 °C / 22 °C, 14 rain days84 °F / 72 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedWet.29 °C / 23 °C, 14 rain days84 °F / 73 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedWet; some hotels quiet.30 °C / 23 °C, 11 rain days86 °F / 73 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays