Africa · Middle Africa
São Tomé and Príncipe
The Roças of Sao Tome and Principe: Colonial Agricultural System and Forced Migration · Photo: Aspegic1961 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Currency
- STN
- São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra
- Local time
- Greenwich Mean TimeUTC+00:00
- Calling code
- +239
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and F
Facts
São Tomé and Príncipe in figures
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Currency
- São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra STNToday's indicative rate: STN 10 ≈ USD 0.458Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: PortugueseSpoken: Portuguese
- Time zones
- Greenwich Mean TimeUTC+00:00
- Calling code
- +239
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and F220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 240,254 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 1,001 km²
- Internet domain
- .st
- Land borders
- None: an island or a coastal territory with no land border recorded
When to go
Climate across São Tomé and Príncipe
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Tomé | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 27° |
Mostly sea in the model's grid cell: the highs shown run lower than on land.
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
On the map
Where São Tomé and Príncipe is
The dashed box is the extent of the country's main landmass, from Natural Earth; outlying islands fall outside it. The dots are the cities with pages of their own.
Land borders
None: an island or a coastal territory with no land border recorded
Cities
Cities in São Tomé and Príncipe
Airports
Airports in São Tomé and Príncipe
Photographs
São Tomé and Príncipe in pictures
São ToméPhoto: wsrolim · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Plan it
Plan a trip to São Tomé and Príncipe
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