Bucharest to Sao Tome and Principe: time difference
Sao Tome and Principe is 2 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Bucharest 12:23 12:23 PM Sao Tome and Principe 10:23 10:23 AM You –:–
12:23 12:23 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 17:00
10:23 10:23 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 05:14 · 🌙 17:21
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−2 h
Sao Tome and Principe is 2 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Sao Tome and Principe are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇷🇴 Bucharest
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:23 | 10:23 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Africa/Sao Tome |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | 05:14 |
| Sunset | 17:00 | 17:21 |
| Daylight | 10 h | 12 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 204,327 |
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Bucharest and Sao Tome and Principe: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe is 2 hours behind Bucharest: UTC+0 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, what time is it in Sao Tome and Principe?
At 9:00 AM in Bucharest, clocks in Sao Tome and Principe show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Sao Tome and Principe at the end of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest ends at 6:00 PM; in Sao Tome and Principe it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Bucharest and in Sao Tome and Principe overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Sao Tome and Principe.
When is it still the previous day in Sao Tome and Principe?
Until 2:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Sao Tome and Principe. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Sao Tome and Principe it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Sao Tome and Principe change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bucharest. From March 28, 2027, Sao Tome and Principe will be 3 hours behind Bucharest.
