Brazil
Time now in São Tomé
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 05:28Sunset 05:25Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Recife
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
10,868
Sunrise
05:28
Sunset
05:25
Day length
11h 57m
Coordinates
-5.97, -36.11
Time difference from São Tomé
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About the time in São Tomé
São Tomé runs on America/Recife, which puts the city UTC −3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Clocks in São Tomé stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −3 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Brazil.
Sunrise today lands at 05:28 and sunset at 05:25 local time, giving 11h 57m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-5.97, -36.11) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in São Tomé.
Frequently asked questions about time in São Tomé
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Recife, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does São Tomé change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. São Tomé keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is São Tomé in?
- São Tomé uses America/Recife, currently UTC −3.
- What time is it in São Tomé right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in São Tomé, updating every second from America/Recife (UTC −3).
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