One time zone · 1 cities
Current local time in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe keeps a single time zone, Africa/Sao_Tome, currently UTC+0. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset holds all year.
Every clock below is computed in your browser from the IANA time zone database, so the offsets reflect the daylight-saving rules in force today rather than a value written down once and left to rot.
Sao Tome and Principe time zones and current offsets
| IANA zone | Local time now | UTC offset | Daylight saving | Largest city |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Sao_Tome | 12:05 PM | UTC+0 | Not observed | São Tomé |
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Local time by city in Sao Tome and Principe
1 city, largest first. Each links to a live clock with that city's own zone, sun times and daylight-saving dates — matched to the city rather than assumed from the country.
Sao Tome and Principetime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Sao Tome and Principe right now?
- São Tomé, the largest city in Sao Tome and Principe, is currently 12:05 PM on Africa/Sao_Tome (UTC+0). The whole country shares that time.
- How many time zones does Sao Tome and Principe have?
- One. The whole of Sao Tome and Principe uses Africa/Sao_Tome, currently UTC+0.
- Does Sao Tome and Principe observe daylight saving time?
- No. Sao Tome and Principe stays on the same offset all year. That means the difference between Sao Tome and Principe and countries that do change their clocks shifts by an hour twice a year, even though nothing changed locally.
- Which cities in Sao Tome and Principe are covered?
- 1 cities in Sao Tome and Principe, each with its own page showing live local time, its IANA zone and UTC offset, the next daylight-saving change, and today's sunrise and sunset. This page lists the 1 largest.