São Tomé and Príncipe · Africa/Sao_Tome · UTC+00:00
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São Tomé is the capital of São Tomé and Príncipe, an island nation off the coast of Central Africa on the equator, with colonial Portuguese buildings and cocoa plantations. It uses GMT (UTC+0) year-round.
São Tomé is in the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) time zone, with the IANA identifier Africa/Sao_Tome and a standard offset of UTC+00:00. São Tomé and Príncipe does not observe Daylight Saving Time, so São Tomé stays on UTC+00:00 all year. Standard time puts São Tomé 5 hours 30 minutes behind India (IST) and the same time as UTC.
The table shows how São Tomé compares with major time zones, and what 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in São Tomé are elsewhere.
| Compared with | São Tomé is | 9:00 AM in São Tomé | 5:00 PM in São Tomé |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC / GMT | the same time as UTC | 09:00 | 17:00 |
| India (IST) | 5 hours 30 minutes behind India (IST) | 14:30 | 22:30 |
| London (UK) | the same time as London (GMT) | 09:00 | 17:00 |
| New York (US Eastern) | 5 hours ahead of New York (EST) | 04:00 | 12:00 |
Differences use standard time. The UK and the US move their clocks by one hour in summer, so the gap with them can change by an hour for part of the year.
São Tomé is in the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) time zone (Africa/Sao_Tome), which is UTC+00:00 in standard time.
No. São Tomé stays on UTC+00:00 year-round.
In standard time, São Tomé is 5 hours 30 minutes behind India (IST). India uses IST (UTC+05:30) all year.
The standard UTC offset of São Tomé is UTC+00:00.
The live clock displayed above reflects the real-time local time currently in São Tomé, making it an ideal tool for international business coordination, travel planning, remote work scheduling, and staying connected across time zones.
The cities listed below represent some of the most prominent urban centers near São Tomé, along with their respective local times for easy comparison and scheduling.