Time in São Tomé

Greenwich Mean Time (UTC, UTC)

Current local time: 19:54

Next DST change: No offset change in the next year.

Current local time in São Tomé: · 10 Nov 2026

São Tomé time zone

Time zone
UTC+0 · UTC+0standard time

No clock change is expected in the next year.

No clock changes this year.

All of Sao Tome and Principe uses Greenwich Mean Time.

  • UTC+0 · UTC+0São Tomé IslandNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from São Tomé

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with São Tomé
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
LondonSame timeCompare São Tomé and London
New York5 h behindCompare São Tomé and New York
Los Angeles8 h behindCompare São Tomé and Los Angeles
Berlin1 h aheadCompare São Tomé and Berlin
Dubai4 h aheadCompare São Tomé and Dubai
New Delhi+1 day5 h 30 min aheadCompare São Tomé and New Delhi
Singapore+1 day8 h aheadCompare São Tomé and Singapore
Tokyo+1 day9 h aheadCompare São Tomé and Tokyo
Sydney+1 day11 h aheadCompare São Tomé and Sydney
Copenhagen1 h aheadCompare São Tomé and Copenhagen

Sun in São Tomé today

Daylight
05:1312h 6m17:20

12h 6m today - 0h 2m less than the longest day and 0h 0m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

Public holidays in Sao Tome and Principe

Holidays
  1. São Tomé Day

    Monday · in 41 days

    Nationallong weekend
  2. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 45 days

    Nationallong weekend
  3. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 52 days

    Nationallong weekend
  4. Martyrs’ Day

    Wednesday · in 85 days

    National
  5. Labour Day (substitute day)

    Friday · in 171 days

    Nationallong weekend

Nearby cities

Nearby
  • Port-Gentil257 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
  • Libreville303 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
  • Owendo309 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
  • Ntoum337 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
  • Bata378 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
  • Malabo443 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
  • Kribi456 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
  • Ogbia486 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
  • Lagos774 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
  • Kinshasa1086 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is São Tomé in?
São Tomé uses Africa/Sao_Tome: UTC+0 (UTC+0).
02Does São Tomé have daylight saving time?
No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between São Tomé and London?
São Tomé is same time relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call São Tomé from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 11:00-12:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in São Tomé.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is São Tomé in?
São Tomé is in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC), Africa/Sao_Tome. Standard time is UTC.
02Does São Tomé use daylight saving time?
No. São Tomé stays on UTC all year.
03What is the time difference between São Tomé and UTC?
São Tomé is UTC all year.