Benin
Time now in Cotonou
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 07:02Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Africa/Porto-Novo
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
679,012
Sunrise
06:44
Sunset
07:02
Day length
12h 18m
Coordinates
6.37, 2.42
Time difference from Cotonou
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cotonou right now.
Cotonou on the map
About the time in Cotonou
Cotonou runs on Africa/Porto-Novo, 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.
Around 679,012 people live in Cotonou, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 06:44 and sunset at 07:02 local time, giving 12h 18m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (6.37, 2.42) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Cotonou.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cotonou
- What time is it in Cotonou right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cotonou, updating every second from Africa/Porto-Novo (UTC +1).
- What are normal business hours in Cotonou in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Cotonou runs from 08:00–16:00 UTC today.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Porto-Novo, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Cotonou in?
- Cotonou uses Africa/Porto-Novo, currently UTC +1.
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