São Tomé time zone
Time zoneNo 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 differenceSun in São Tomé today
Daylight12h 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.
- ⌖Region
- São Tomé Island
- ◉Population
- 53,300
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- STN · Dobra
Public holidays in Sao Tome and Principe
HolidaysSão Tomé Day
Monday · in 41 days
Nationallong weekendChristmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekendMartyrs’ Day
Wednesday · in 85 days
NationalLabour Day (substitute day)
Friday · in 171 days
Nationallong weekend
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now

Londonmatches until 28 Mar 2027 

Dublinmatches until 28 Mar 2027 



Leedsmatches until 28 Mar 2027 
Lisbonmatches until 28 Mar 2027



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 
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.