Sao Tome and Principe
Time now in São Tomé
Sunrise 05:33Sunset 05:40Time zone UTC +0
Time zone
Africa/Sao_Tome
UTC offset
UTC +0
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
193,380
Sunrise
05:33
Sunset
05:40
Day length
12h 07m
Coordinates
0.25, 6.60
Time difference from São Tomé
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About the time in São Tomé
São Tomé 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal São Tomé day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 09:00–17:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Clocks in São Tomé stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +0 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Sao Tome and Principe.
Frequently asked questions about time in São Tomé
- How far ahead or behind UTC is São Tomé?
- São Tomé is UTC +0 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does São Tomé change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. São Tomé keeps UTC +0 throughout the year.
- What time is it in São Tomé right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in São Tomé, updating every second from Africa/Sao_Tome (UTC +0).
- Which time zone is São Tomé in?
- São Tomé uses Africa/Sao_Tome, currently UTC +0.
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