Things to Do in São Tomé in March
March weather, activities, events & insider tips
March Weather in São Tomé
Temperature, rainfall and humidity at a glance
Is March Right for You?
Weigh the advantages and considerations before booking
- + Green season hits its stride. The hills above Bombaim and Monte Café glow velvet emerald. Cascata de São Nicolau thunders, not trickles.
- + March still drips cocoa. Yellow pods stack high at Água Izé and Monte Café. Sweet ferment drifts like warm chocolate.
- + Tourists have not arrived. Praia das Conchas and Praia Jalé lie empty. Only palms clack.
- + The sea temperature hovers around a perfect 28°C (82°F) - warm enough to stay in for hours without a chill, good for the kind of lazy, all-day snorkeling off the southern islets.
- − Rain arrives like theatre. Warm sheets fall for an hour. Roads turn to orange rivers.
- − Some of the more adventurous boat trips, the longer crossings to Príncipe island or the more exposed dive sites, get cancelled more frequently due to swells stirred up by the inter-seasonal winds.
- − The humidity, a constant 70%, can feel thick, in the lull before the afternoon rain. It's the kind of air that makes your shirt stick to your back just walking from the Praca da Independencia to the cathedral.
Year-Round Climate
How March compares to the rest of the year
| Month | High | Low | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°C | 22°C | 3.2 inches (81 mm) |
| Feb | 29°C | 22°C | 3.3 inches (84 mm) |
| Mar | 30°C | 22°C | 5.2 inches (132 mm) |
| Apr | 30°C | 22°C | 4.8 inches (122 mm) |
| May | 29°C | 22°C | 4.4 inches (112 mm) |
| Jun | 28°C | 21°C | 0.7 inches (18 mm) |
| Jul | 27°C | 20°C | 0.0 inches (0 mm) |
| Aug | 27°C | 20°C | 0.0 inches (0 mm) |
| Sep | 28°C | 21°C | 0.7 inches (18 mm) |
| Oct | 28°C | 21°C | 4.3 inches (109 mm) |
| Nov | 29°C | 22°C | 3.9 inches (99 mm) |
| Dec | 29°C | 22°C | 4.3 inches (109 mm) |
Best Activities in March
Top things to do during your visit
March sea is bath-warm. Visibility stays clear before April downpours. Praia das Conchas and the Ilhéu das Rolas access stay empty. Mornings stay calm. Coral gardens are private.
Harvest ends at the roças. Colonial ruins buzz. Split pods ferment. The air smells like fruity chocolate. At Roça Água Izé or Monte Café you tread creaking drying sheds and follow bean to bar. Green season glows.
The rains mean the waterfalls are spectacular. Cascata de São Nicolau, a 100 m (328 ft) drop into a deep pool, has proper volume, and the mist it throws up cools the surrounding jungle air. The hike in becomes a bit muddier and more slippery, which makes it more of an adventure. The sound of the water crashing down drowns out everything else. It's a full sensory reset.
Rain drums on the Mercado Municipal roof. Inside, smoked shrimp and basil mingle. Step into 16th-century Sé Catedral for cool stone silence. Grey light makes stained glass richer.
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