Local time in Sao Tome and Principe
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Current local time in Sao Tome and Principe (GMT (UTC+0)). The clock below updates live in your browser.
Time difference — São Tomé
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Differences are relative to São Tomé, Sao Tome and Principe, and account for daylight saving time right now.
Time zone information for Sao Tome and Principe
- Standard label
- GMT (UTC+0)
- Standard offset (São Tomé)
- UTC+0
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed
- Number of time zones
- 1
- Capital
- São Tomé
- IANA zones
- Africa/Sao_Tome
Sao Tome and Principe uses GMT (UTC+0) as its standard time. Clocks stay on the same offset all year round — daylight saving time is not observed. Times on this page are computed in your browser from the IANA time zone database, so they always match the real current time in Sao Tome and Principe.
Sunrise and sunset in São Tomé
São Tomé lies close to the equator (0.3° N), so day length barely changes: about 12 h 06 min at the December solstice and 12 h 08 min at the June solstice.
| Date | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 05:42 | 11:45 | 17:48 | 12 h 06 min |
| 21 February | 05:45 | 11:48 | 17:51 | 12 h 06 min |
| 21 March | 05:38 | 11:41 | 17:44 | 12 h 07 min |
| 21 April | 05:29 | 11:32 | 17:36 | 12 h 07 min |
| 21 May | 05:27 | 11:31 | 17:35 | 12 h 08 min |
| 21 June | 05:31 | 11:36 | 17:40 | 12 h 08 min |
| 21 July | 05:36 | 11:40 | 17:44 | 12 h 08 min |
| 21 August | 05:34 | 11:37 | 17:41 | 12 h 07 min |
| 21 September | 05:24 | 11:27 | 17:30 | 12 h 07 min |
| 21 October | 05:15 | 11:18 | 17:22 | 12 h 06 min |
| 21 November | 05:17 | 11:20 | 17:23 | 12 h 06 min |
| 21 December | 05:29 | 11:32 | 17:35 | 12 h 06 min |
Calculated for São Tomé (0.34°, 6.73°; coordinates from Wikidata) with the standard solar-position formulas used by NOAA, for a sea-level horizon. Results are accurate to about a minute; hills, buildings and altitude shift what you actually see. Times change by only a minute or two from year to year.
Daylight saving time in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe does not change its clocks: it stays on GMT (UTC+0) all year in 2026 and 2027.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled at build time. Governments occasionally change their rules at short notice.