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São Filipe, Cabo Verde

São Filipe uses Cape Verde Time, which is one hour behind Coordinated Universal Time. The municipality follows the same clock as the rest of Cabo Verde and does not observe seasonal daylight-saving changes.

Sao Filipe, Cabo Verde

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Monday, 26 October 2026

UTC−1 · Atlantic/Cape_Verde

Time and sun data for Sao Filipe — the largest city of São Filipe

The sun in Sao Filipe

Sunrise 6:33 AM Solar noon 12:23 PM Sunset 6:13 PM Daylight 11 h 40 min Night 12 h 20 min Civil twilight 6:11 AM – 6:35 PM

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Current time in São Filipe, Cabo Verde

The local time in São Filipe is based on the UTC−1 offset. To find it from UTC, subtract one hour. Compared with a place using UTC, São Filipe is always one hour earlier because Cabo Verde keeps a fixed national time throughout the year.

No daylight-saving clock change needs to be added to the calculation. This makes future comparisons straightforward: the difference between São Filipe and another location changes only if that other location moves its clocks.

Time zone: Cape Verde Time Standard offset: UTC−1 Daylight saving: not observed Country-wide rule: the same civil time applies across Cabo Verde In São Filipe, the clock stays put even when a visitor’s calendar insists that “summer time” must be approaching.

São Filipe and nearby population centres

São Filipe is a municipality on Fogo, one of Cabo Verde’s volcanic islands. Its principal urban centre is the city of São Filipe, which also serves as an important point of reference for journeys around the island. Other settlements within the municipality are smaller and more rural in character.

A list of the largest cities for this region will therefore be headed by São Filipe itself. Place databases may also display communities such as Patim or São Jorge, but labels and boundaries can vary: a settlement, parish, and municipality are not interchangeable geographic units.

For timekeeping, those distinctions make no practical difference. Communities throughout the municipality use UTC−1, as do neighbouring municipalities on Fogo. A call between São Filipe and another Cabo Verde island requires no time conversion.

Sunrise and daylight in São Filipe

Sunrise time is not fixed by the time zone alone. It changes with the date and with the observer’s exact position. São Filipe lies on the western side of Fogo, so a sunrise listing should be calculated for São Filipe rather than copied from a city on another island.

The local landscape also matters to what a person sees. Astronomical sunrise describes when the Sun reaches the horizon under a standard calculation. Hills, buildings, cloud, and Fogo’s steep terrain can delay the moment direct sunlight becomes visible from a particular street or valley.

Check that the location is São Filipe on Fogo, Cabo Verde. Select the intended calendar date. Read the result in Cape Verde Time, UTC−1. Treat the published value as an astronomical time, not a promise of clear sky.

Questions and answers

What time zone does São Filipe use?: It uses Cape Verde Time, with an offset of UTC−1.
Does São Filipe change clocks for daylight saving?: No. Its civil-time offset remains the same throughout the year.
Why does the sunrise time change?: Earth’s seasonal geometry changes the Sun’s apparent path, while the exact location determines the local result.