Angola
Time now in Benguela
Sunrise 06:17Sunset 06:02Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Africa/Luanda
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
555,124
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
06:02
Day length
11h 45m
Coordinates
-12.58, 13.40
Time difference from Benguela
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Benguela right now.
Benguela on the map
About the time in Benguela
Sunrise today lands at 06:17 and sunset at 06:02 local time, giving 11h 45m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-12.58, 13.40) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Benguela.
Around 555,124 people live in Benguela, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Benguela runs on Africa/Luanda, which puts the city UTC +1 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Benguela
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Luanda, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Benguela change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Benguela keeps UTC +1 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Benguela in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Benguela runs from 08:00–16:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Benguela right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Benguela, updating every second from Africa/Luanda (UTC +1).
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