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Time.is

Time in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe now

08:50:19PM

Thursday, October 1, 2026

World Vegetarian Day / International Day of Older Persons / National Day of China / Independence Day of Nigeria

Sun: ↑ 05:19AM ↓ 05:26PM (12h 7m) - More info - Make São Tomé time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for São Tomé

UTC +0

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
now 4 hours ahead of New York

The time in São Tomé is 5 hours ahead of the time in New York when New York is on standard time, and 4 hours ahead of the time in New York when New York is on daylight saving time.
São Tomé does not change between summer time and winter time.
Latest time zone news: São Tomé and Príncipe will revert to GMT
The IANA time zone identifier for São Tomé is Africa/Sao_Tome.

Time difference
from São Tomé

Los Angeles	−7 hours	−7 hours
Chicago	−5 hours	−5 hours
New York	−4 hours	−4 hours
Toronto	−4 hours	−4 hours
São Paulo	−3 hours	−3 hours
UTC	0
Lagos	+1 hours
London	+1 hours
Johannesburg	+2 hours
Paris	+2 hours
Zurich	+2 hours
Cairo	+3 hours
Istanbul	+3 hours
Moscow	+3 hours
Dubai	+4 hours
Mumbai	+5.5 hours
Hong Kong	+8 hours
Shanghai	+8 hours
Singapore	+8 hours
Tokyo	+9 hours
Sydney	+10 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for São Tomé

Sunrise: 05:19AM
Sunset: 05:26PM
Day length: 12h 7m
Solar noon: 11:23AM
The current local time in São Tomé is 37 minutes behind apparent solar time.

São Tomé on the map

São Tomé is the capital of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Latitude: 0.338. Longitude: 6.730
Population: 53,000

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