Today's Sunrise & Sunset in São Tomé

Sunrise in São Tomé today is at 05:33:39 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 05:19:55 PM, giving São Tomé 11h 46min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:10:37 AM and ends at 05:42:58 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for São Tomé or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in São Tomé. Get a full year of light data with the printable São Tomé Photography Planner 2026.

São Tomé lies near the equator, so day length barely changes throughout the year — expect roughly 12 hours of light all year round. On the longest day of the year (December 21), São Tomé receives 12.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:08 AM and sunset at 05:36 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 11.8 hours — a difference of 0.7 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around November 12 at 04:57, while the latest sunset falls around January 31 at 17:48. The evening golden hour in São Tomé lasts about 44 minutes in summer and 44 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.