Mexico City to Sao Tome: time difference
Sao Tome is 6 h ahead of Mexico City. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇸🇹 Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe
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- Greenwich Mean Time
- UTC+0
- Daytime
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:24 · 12 h 6 min
+6 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Mexico City 01:57 1:57 AM Sao Tome 07:57 7:57 AM You –:–
01:57 1:57 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:18
07:57 7:57 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:24
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+6 h
Sao Tome is 6 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Sao Tome are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Mexico City
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:57 | 07:57 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +6 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | Africa/Sao Tome |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 05:18 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 17:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 12 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 53,300 |
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Mexico City and Sao Tome: common questions
How many hours ahead of Mexico City is Sao Tome?
The clocks in Sao Tome are 6 hours ahead of those in Mexico City (UTC+0 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in Sao Tome?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in Sao Tome show 3:00 PM.
What time is it in Sao Tome when it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City?
When it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, it is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Sao Tome.
When is a good time to call Sao Tome from Mexico City?
Between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM in Mexico City – that is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sao Tome – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Mexico City is it tomorrow in Sao Tome?
Once it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, the date in Sao Tome has already changed. Until 6:00 AM in Sao Tome, it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Does the time gap between Mexico City and Sao Tome change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Mexico City nor in Sao Tome, so the gap is 6 hours all year round.
