According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit São Tomé and Príncipe is May and October. Plan 7–10 days.
Best months for São Tomé and Príncipe
- Best months
- May and October
- How long to stay
- 7–10 days
- Continent
- Africa
What São Tomé and Príncipe is best for
Explore Obô National Park rainforests, dramatic volcanic spires like Pico Cão Grande, and untouched tropical beaches.
- Prices
- €€ · about the same as in Slovakia
Weather in São Tomé and Príncipe by month
Monthly averages around São Tomé; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 27 °C | a lot of rain (126 mm) |
| February | about 28 °C | a lot of rain (126 mm) |
| March | about 28 °C | a lot of rain (162 mm) |
| April | about 28 °C | a lot of rain (177 mm) |
| May best | about 27 °C | a lot of rain (123 mm) |
| June | about 25 °C | some rain (45 mm) |
| July | about 25 °C | little rain (21 mm) |
| August | about 25 °C | little rain (21 mm) |
| September | about 26 °C | some rain (42 mm) |
| October best | about 26 °C | a lot of rain (111 mm) |
| November | about 26 °C | a lot of rain (159 mm) |
| December | about 27 °C | a lot of rain (129 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about São Tomé and Príncipe
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Language
- Portuguese
- Currency
- São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra (STN)
- Time
- UTC+0
- Plugs
- Type C, F · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +239
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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