Current time in Sao Tome and Principe
Local time in Sao Tome and Principe
The time in Sao Tome and Principe is the same as in UTC and 6 hours ahead of Chicago. The timezone in Sao Tome and Principe is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Sao Tome and Principe is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST) but used to in the past. The last DST transition was in 2018.
Details for the time in Sao Tome and Principe
Current time | 4:46 p.m.
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Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) |
IANA time zone | Africa/Sao_Tome |
Your time difference | 6 hours ahead of Chicago |
UTC time difference | UTC+0 same time as UTC |
Sao Tome and Principe Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Sao Tome and Principe is not using Daylight Saving Time.
Sao Tome and Principe
The Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Príncipe uses GMT. GMT is UTC +0000. It is a sland nation in the Gulf of Guinea consisting of two islands Sao Tome and Principe. The latitude and longitude of the island state is 0° 20′ N and 6° 44′ E. Therefore GMT is a suitable time zone for Sao Tome and Principe. The islands are very close to the equator, because of this Sao Tome and Principe have no use for daylight savings time.
Important cities in Sao Tome and Principe
The current time in some important cities in Sao Tome and Principe is shown below.
Time in Sao Tome and Principe