Sao Tome and Principe
Time now in Sao Tome and Principe
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:31Sunset 05:39Time zone UTC +0
Time zone
Africa/Sao_Tome
UTC offset
UTC +0
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
197,700
Sunrise
05:31
Sunset
05:39
Day length
12h 09m
Coordinates
1.00, 7.00
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About the time in Sao Tome and Principe
The zone identifier Africa/Sao_Tome is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/Sao_Tome keeps pointing at Sao Tome time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Sao Tome and Principe runs on Africa/Sao_Tome, which puts the city UTC +0 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.
Sao Tome and Principe sits at latitude 1.00, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 09m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Sao Tome and Principe
- What are normal business hours in Sao Tome and Principe in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Sao Tome and Principe runs from 09:00–17:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe is UTC +0 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Sao Tome and Principe change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Sao Tome and Principe keeps UTC +0 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Sao Tome and Principe right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sao Tome and Principe, updating every second from Africa/Sao_Tome (UTC +0).
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