Climate almanac
Santa Maria
Sal, Cabo Verde · 16.60°, -22.91°
What is the climate like in Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is comfortable to visit year-round; trip comfort peaks in March (8.6/10). Santa Maria is warmest in September, when daily highs average 80°F (27°C), and coolest in March, when lows fall to about 69°F (21°C). The wettest month is typically September and the driest is January; the year sees roughly 3.7 in (94 mm) of precipitation.
- Best time to visitYear-round — comfort peaks in March (8.6/10)
- Warmest monthSeptember — average high 80°F (27°C)
- Coolest monthMarch — average low 69°F (21°C)
- Wettest monthSeptember (1.5 in (39 mm))
- Driest monthJanuary (0.0 in (0 mm))
- Annual precipitation3.7 in (94 mm)
- Based on2016-2025 daily ERA5 reanalysis data (10-year normals)
- Records fromAmilcar Cabral Intl, 17 km away (1973-2025)