Time in São Tomé, Sao Tome and Principe
Time in São Tomé
3:41:26 PM
Friday, 2 January 2026 (UTC+0 GMT)
+8 hour(s) from South El Monte
Time zone
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
UTC/GMT +0 hours
TZ change
1 January 2019
Backward 1 hour
No DST
No Daylight Saving Time
in 2026
Difference
+8 hour(s)
from South El Monte
| City | São Tomé |
| Country | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Latitude | 0.33654 |
| Longitude | 6.72732 |
| Population | 53,300 (2017) |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Currency | STD (Dobra) |
DST changes 2026
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Not Observed in Year 2026
Clocks do not change in São Tomé, Sao Tome and Principe.
Time zone
Current time zone: GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), UTC±0
The IANA (2025.2) time zone identifier: Africa/Sao_Tome
2026 Time Zones - São Tomé
GMT UTC±0 |
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Time difference between São Tomé and other locations
| Los Angeles | -8 | |
| New York City | -5 | |
| London | 0 | |
| Paris | +1 | |
| Istanbul | +3 | |
| Moscow | +3 | |
| Dubai | +4 | |
| Beijing | +8 | |
| Singapore | +8 | |
| Tokyo | +9 |
Sun
Sunrise
5:33:58 AM
Sunset
5:40:15 PM
Day length: 12 hours, 6 minutes +
Solar Noon: 11:37:07 AM
The current local time in São Tomé is 22 m 53 sec behind of apparent solar time.
Moon
Moonset 4:18 AM | Moon Phase Waxing gibbous | |
Moonrise 4:45 PM | Ilumination 99% |