French Guiana
Time now in Cayenne
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 06:40Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Cayenne
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
60,580
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
06:40
Day length
12h 15m
Coordinates
4.94, -52.34
Time difference from Cayenne
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cayenne right now.
Cayenne on the map
About the time in Cayenne
Clocks in Cayenne stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −3 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in French Guiana.
Around 60,580 people live in Cayenne, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Cayenne runs on America/Cayenne, which puts the city UTC −3 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 Cayenne
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Cayenne?
- Cayenne is UTC −3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Cayenne change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Cayenne keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in Cayenne today?
- Sunrise is at 06:25 and sunset at 06:40, giving 12h 15m of daylight.
- What time is it in Cayenne right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cayenne, updating every second from America/Cayenne (UTC −3).
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