Current time in Praia, Cape Verde
Cape Verde Standard Time
UTC−01:00- Time zone
- Cape Verde Standard Time · Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- UTC offset now
- UTC−01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC−1 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Cape Verde (capital) · 14.93° N, 23.51° W
- Population
- 137,868
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Praia at about 12:34 standard time: the clock runs about 34 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:18 and 12:48 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:38 | 18:44 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:05 | 19:06 | 13h 01m |
| September equinox (Sep 22) | 06:23 | 18:30 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:54 | 18:09 | 11h 15m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:23–18:24 (12 h 1 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.