Current time in Benin
West Africa Time
UTC+01:00Benin has one time zone, West Africa Time (WAT, UTC+1), all year; it does not observe daylight saving time.
Time zone of Benin
| Colour | Region | IANA zone | Offset now | Abbr. | Daylight saving | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotonou | Africa/Porto-Novo | UTC+1 | WAT | No DST | UTC+01:00 |
Does Benin observe daylight saving time?
No. Benin stays on UTC+1 all year, so its clocks never go forward or back.
No clock changes are scheduled.
Cities in Benin
Your time difference
- Benin: —
Same clock all year as …
Benin shows the same time as Nigeria, the DR Congo, Angola, Algeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Tunisia, Chad, Niger, the Central African Republic, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea at every moment of the next 12 months.
Time difference from Benin
| City | Benin is |
|---|---|
| New York | 5 h to 6 h ahead |
| Los Angeles | 8 h to 9 h ahead |
| London | same time to 1 h ahead |
| Paris | same time to 1 h behind |
| Dubai | 3 h behind all year |
| Delhi | 4 h 30 min behind all year |
| Tokyo | 8 h behind all year |
| Sydney | 9 h to 10 h behind |