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History

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Geography

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Population history

EditHistorical populationYearPop.±% 1990
(June 23, Census) 42,331— 2000
(June 16, Census) 49,957+18.0% 2003
(Estimate) 53,300+6.7% 2018
(July 1, Estimate) 71,868+34.8%

Transport

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São Tomé is served by São Tomé International Airport (IATA: TMS, ICAO: FPST) with regular flights to Europe and other African Countries.

Climate

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São Tomé features a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen As), although it is not far above a semi-arid climate (BSh) due to the influence of the cold Benguela Current, which makes even the wettest months drier than would be expected for such a low latitude but at the same time makes the city very cloudy and foggy even during the almost rainless dry season mid-year. The city has a relatively lengthy wet season from October through May and a short dry season. São Tomé sees on average just under 900 mm (35 in) of rainfall per year. Temperatures in the city are relatively constant, with average high temperatures usually around 30 °C (86 °F) and average low temperatures around 22 °C (71.6 °F).

Climate data for São Tomé (São Tomé International Airport)
Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Year
Record high °C (°F)

32.0
(89.6)

33.6
(92.5)

33.5
(92.3)

33.4
(92.1)

33.9
(93.0)

31.0
(87.8)

30.7
(87.3)

31.0
(87.8)

31.7
(89.1)

31.5
(88.7)

31.6
(88.9)

32.0
(89.6)

33.9
(93.0)
Average high °C (°F)

29.4
(84.9)

29.9
(85.8)

30.2
(86.4)

30.1
(86.2)

29.3
(84.7)

28.0
(82.4)

27.3
(81.1)

27.7
(81.9)

28.6
(83.5)

28.7
(83.7)

29.0
(84.2)

29.1
(84.4)

28.9
(84.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)

25.9
(78.6)

26.2
(79.2)

26.4
(79.5)

26.0
(78.8)

24.7
(76.5)

23.8
(74.8)

24.1
(75.4)

25.0
(77.0)

25.2
(77.4)

25.5
(77.9)

25.6
(78.1)

25.4
(77.7)
Average low °C (°F)

22.4
(72.3)

22.5
(72.5)

22.6
(72.7)

21.4
(70.5)

20.4
(68.7)

20.5
(68.9)

21.3
(70.3)

21.8
(71.2)

22.0
(71.6)

22.1
(71.8)

21.8
(71.2)
Record low °C (°F)

19.1
(66.4)

19.6
(67.3)

19.2
(66.6)

19.4
(66.9)

18.5
(65.3)

14.0
(57.2)

13.4
(56.1)

16.0
(60.8)

18.3
(64.9)

18.8
(65.8)

19.6
(67.3)

13.4
(56.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)

81
(3.2)

84
(3.3)

131
(5.2)

122
(4.8)

113
(4.4)

19
(0.7)

0
(0)

1
(0.0)

17
(0.7)

110
(4.3)

99
(3.9)

108
(4.3)

885
(34.8)
Average rainy days

(≥ 0.1 mm)

94
Average relative humidity (%)

82
Mean monthly sunshine hours

142.6

135.6

139.5

126.0

145.7

165.0

161.2

148.8

120.0

114.7

135.0

142.6

1,676.7
Mean daily sunshine hours

4.6

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.7

5.5

5.2

4.8

4.0

3.7

4.5

4.6

4.6
Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst[8]

Education

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Health

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The main hospital of the country is Hospital Ayres de Menezes.

Sports

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Sports clubs based in the city include Sporting Praia Cruz and Vitória FC based in the neighborhood of Riboque. All clubs play at Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho.

Places of worship

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Notable people

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International relations

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References

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