🇸🇹 Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe
29
- Greenwich Mean Time
- UTC+0
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:24 · 12 h 6 min
Sao Tome to Cape Town: time difference
Cape Town is 2 h ahead of Sao Tome. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
29
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56 · 12 h 44 min
+2 h
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One day, 2 clocks
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Sao Tome 05:47 5:47 AM Cape Town 07:47 7:47 AM You –:–
05:47 5:47 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 05:18 · 🌙 17:24
07:47 7:47 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:56
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+2 h
Cape Town is 2 h ahead of Sao Tome.
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Working hours
🇸🇹 Sao Tome
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
🇿🇦 Cape Town
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome | 🇿🇦 Cape Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:47 | 07:47 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Sao Tome | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Sao Tome | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:18 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 17:24 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 12 h 6 min | 12 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 53,300 | 3,740,026 |
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Sao Tome and Cape Town: common questions
How many hours ahead of Sao Tome is Cape Town?
The clocks in Cape Town are 2 hours ahead of those in Sao Tome (UTC+2 and UTC+0).
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 9:00 AM in Sao Tome?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sao Tome, it is 11:00 AM in Cape Town.
What time is it in Cape Town when it is 6:00 PM in Sao Tome?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sao Tome, it is 8:00 PM in Cape Town.
When do working hours in Sao Tome and in Cape Town overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Sao Tome, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cape Town.
When is it already the next day in Cape Town?
From 10:00 PM in Sao Tome it is already the next day in Cape Town. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Cape Town it is still the previous day in Sao Tome.
Does the time difference between Sao Tome and Cape Town change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
