🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
Cape Town to Sao Tome and Principe: time difference
Sao Tome and Principe is 2 h behind Cape Town. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cape Town 10:05 10:05 AM Sao Tome and Principe 08:05 8:05 AM You –:–
10:05 10:05 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
08:05 8:05 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:24
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−2 h
Sao Tome and Principe is 2 h behind Cape Town.
When you, Cape Town 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
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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 | 🇿🇦 Cape Town | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:05 | 08:05 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Cape Town | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Africa/Sao Tome |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 05:18 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 17:24 |
| Daylight | 12 h 44 min | 12 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 3,740,026 | 204,327 |
Compare Cape Town with another city
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Big time differences
Cape Town and Sao Tome and Principe: common questions
How far behind Cape Town is Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe is 2 hours behind Cape Town: UTC+0 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Sao Tome and Principe when it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cape Town, it is 7:00 AM in Sao Tome and Principe.
What time is it in Sao Tome and Principe at the end of the working day in Cape Town?
The working day in Cape Town ends at 6:00 PM; in Sao Tome and Principe it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Sao Tome and Principe from Cape Town?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cape Town – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Sao Tome and Principe – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Sao Tome and Principe?
Until 2:00 AM in Cape Town 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 Cape Town.
Does the time gap between Cape Town and Sao Tome and Principe change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cape Town nor in Sao Tome and Principe, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
