Time in Sao Tome

Sao Tome is in São Tomé & Príncipe, with about 72,000 inhabitants, and uses the Africa/Sao_Tome time zone, currently UTC+00:00. Sao Tome is 4 hours ahead of New York.

Sao Tome does not observe daylight saving time: it stays at UTC+00:00 all year.

Today, Thursday, October 22, 2026, the sun rises at 05:14 AM and sets at 05:20 PM: 12 h 06 min of daylight. Coordinates: 0.34, 6.73.

Upcoming public holidays in São Tomé & Príncipe

• Monday, December 21, 2026: São Tomé Day (in 60 days)
• Friday, December 25, 2026: Christmas Day (in 64 days)
• Friday, January 1, 2027: New Year's Day (in 71 days)
• Wednesday, February 3, 2027: Martyrs' Day (in 104 days)
• Friday, April 30, 2027: Labour Day (substitute day) (in 190 days)