Best time to visit Sao Tome and Principe

The best time to visit Sao Tome and Principe is from january until september and december, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Sao Tome and Principe is 29°C in march and the lowest is 25°C in july. The weather and climate of Sao Tome and Principe is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Sao Tome and Principe is an 7,8. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Sao Tome and Principe has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Sao Tome and Principe or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate Sao Tome and Principe per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
28°C	28°C	29°C	29°C	28°C	26°C	25°C	25°C	26°C	26°C	27°C	27°C
125 mm	96 mm	107 mm	78 mm	84 mm	19 mm	8 mm	16 mm	28 mm	204 mm	214 mm	143 mm

All climate data from Sao Tome and Principe

Climate data from: São Tomé

Sao Tome and Principe in brief

Capital	São Tomé
Flight time ¹	6 h. 10 min
Population	187.356
Area	1.001 km²
Currency	São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra
Local date	fr 3 april 2020
Local time	22:58 hour in the evening

¹ From Cape Town International Airport

14 day weather forecast Sao Tome and Principe

The weather for São Tomé in Sao Tome and Principe will be around 28° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.

The weather forecast for Sao Tome and Principe is based on the weather in São Tomé.

Weather forecast this week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Sa 4 Apr	27°C	23°C	25 mm	90%	5m/s	4
Su 5 Apr	29°C	25°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	5
Mo 6 Apr	29°C	26°C	0.1 mm	20%	4m/s	11
Tu 7 Apr	29°C	26°C	0.6 mm	15%	3m/s	10
We 8 Apr	28°C	24°C	13 mm	80%	3m/s	5
Th 9 Apr	28°C	25°C	2.3 mm	45%	3m/s	4
Fr 10 Apr	27°C	24°C	27 mm	90%	2m/s	6

Weather forecast next week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Sa 11 Apr	28°C	26°C	3.3 mm	50%	4m/s	5
Su 12 Apr	28°C	25°C	1.2 mm	30%	3m/s	4
Mo 13 Apr	27°C	25°C	0.3 mm	10%	4m/s	4
Tu 14 Apr	27°C	25°C	0.8 mm	20%	4m/s	4
We 15 Apr	27°C	25°C	0.1 mm	20%	4m/s	4
Th 16 Apr	29°C	25°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	6
Fr 17 Apr	27°C	25°C	0.1 mm	20%	3m/s	4

Climate Sao Tome and Principe

Climate Sao Tome and Principe per Month

Sao Tome and Principe has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Sao Tome and Principe is 27° degrees and there is about 1120 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 86 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 7.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	28°C	28°C	29°C	29°C	28°C	26°C	25°C	25°C	26°C	26°C	27°C	27°C
Night	27°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	27°C	25°C	24°C	24°C	25°C	26°C	26°C	27°C
Precip	125 mm	96 mm	107 mm	78 mm	84 mm	19 mm	8 mm	16 mm	28 mm	204 mm	214 mm	143 mm
Rain days	27	23	24	21	19	6	6	10	14	24	26	28
Dry days	4	5	7	9	12	24	25	21	16	7	4	3
Sun hours per day	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	5	5	7	7	8
Wind force in Bft	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
UV-index	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7

Climate Sao Tome and Principe january

On average, it is maximum 28° in january in Sao Tome and Principe and at least around 27° degrees. In january there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 125 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Sao Tome and Principe.

Climate Sao Tome and Principe february

On average, it is maximum 28° in february in Sao Tome and Principe and at least around 28° degrees. In february there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 96 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Sao Tome and Principe.

Climate Sao Tome and Principe march

On average, it is maximum 29° in march in Sao Tome and Principe and at least around 28° degrees. In march there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 107 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Sao Tome and Principe.

Climate Sao Tome and Principe april

On average, it is maximum 29° in april in Sao Tome and Principe and at least around 28° degrees. In april there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 78 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Sao Tome and Principe.

Climate Sao Tome and Principe may

On average, it is maximum 28° in may in Sao Tome and Principe and at least around 27° degrees. In may there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 84 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Sao Tome and Principe.

Climate Sao Tome and Principe june

On average, it is maximum 26° in june in Sao Tome and Principe and at least around 25° degrees. In june there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 19 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Sao Tome and Principe.

Climate Sao Tome and Principe july

On average, it is maximum 25° in july in Sao Tome and Principe and at least around 24° degrees. In july there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 8 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Sao Tome and Principe.

Climate Sao Tome and Principe august

On average, it is maximum 25° in august in Sao Tome and Principe and at least around 24° degrees. In august there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 16 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in Sao Tome and Principe.

Climate Sao Tome and Principe september

On average, it is maximum 26° in september in Sao Tome and Principe and at least around 25° degrees. In september there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 28 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Sao Tome and Principe.

Climate Sao Tome and Principe october

On average, it is maximum 26° in october in Sao Tome and Principe and at least around 26° degrees. In october there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 204 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Sao Tome and Principe.

Climate Sao Tome and Principe november

On average, it is maximum 27° in november in Sao Tome and Principe and at least around 26° degrees. In november there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 214 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Sao Tome and Principe.

Climate Sao Tome and Principe december

On average, it is maximum 27° in december in Sao Tome and Principe and at least around 27° degrees. In december there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 143 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Sao Tome and Principe.

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About Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe is in the continental part Africa and the capital is São Tomé. The total surface is 1.001 km² with 209 km of coastline and the population consists of 187.356 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 1220x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call Sao Tome and Principe you have to use +239 or 00239 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2395012457809 or 002395012457809.

Sao Tome and Principe is in a straight line at 3.988 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 6 hours10.

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Time difference Sao Tome and Principe

In Sao Tome and Principe it is now 22:58 o’clock in the evening on friday 3 april 2020. That is 2 hour earlier than in New Zealand. The time zone of Sao Tome and Principe is Africa/Sao_Tome and the Greenwich time is UTC+00.

Currency Sao Tome and Principe

In Sao Tome and Principe the São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra is used to pay.

Exchange rate São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra (STD) 4 april 2020

1 São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra = 0,00 South African rand
100 São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra = 0,08 South African rand

1 South African rand = 1.191,15 São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra
100 South African rand = 119.115,35 São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra

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Vaccinations Sao Tome and Principe

Mandatory vaccinations

Cholera

Recommended vaccinations

DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
Gele koorts
Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Sao Tome and Principe.

BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
Hepatitis B
Rabiës
Schistosomiasis
Tuberculose (TBC)

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