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The climate of Santa Maria (Cape Verde)
Santa Maria is a small town located in the southern part of the island of Sal which is part of the Barlavento Islands, Cape Verde. It is the most important tourist destination of the island and all large hotels chains have opened branches here. Santa Maria is such a popular destination because of its 8 kilometer long sandy beach. The village is very popular among divers and snorkelers, mainly because of the several coral reefs that can be found off the coast. The beaches are very important breeding grounds for sea turtles as well. Santa Maria can be reached by Amilcar Cabral international airport.
Santa Maria has a tropical savannah climate. Temperatures are slightly higher here than in other places in Cape Verde. Precipitation figures are low all year round causing the surrounding areas to be arid. There is such a shortage of fresh water that the hotel pools are filled with sea water. The Harmattan wind may cause a dry and dusty air.

 

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Santa Maria

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 25 19 7 2 22
February 25 18 8 2 22
March 25 19 9 2 22
April 25 19 10 1 22
May 26 20 10 1 22
June 27 21 9 1 23
July 28 23 7 1 24
August 29 24 6 3 26
September 30 24 7 4 27
October 29 24 8 2 26
November 28 22 8 2 26
December 26 20 7 1 24
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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