Current time in Porto-Novo, Benin
West Africa Time
UTC+01:00- Time zone
- West Africa Time · Africa/Porto-Novo
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00
- Abbreviation
- WAT
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+1 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Oueme, Benin (capital) · 6.50° N, 2.60° E
- Population
- 264,320
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Porto-Novo at about 12:50 standard time: the clock runs about 50 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:33 and 13:04 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:53 | 19:00 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:36 | 19:06 | 12h 30m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:38 | 18:45 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:55 | 18:40 | 11h 45m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:37–18:42 (12 h 4 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
Nearest cities abroad on the same clock all year
- Lagos, Nigeria · 90 km
- Ibadan, Nigeria · 170 km
- Ilorin, Nigeria · 310 km
- Benin City, Nigeria · 340 km
- Onitsha, Nigeria · 460 km
- Port Harcourt, Nigeria · 520 km