Senegal
Time now in Dakar
Sunrise 06:55Sunset 07:29Time zone UTC +0
Time zone
Africa/Dakar
UTC offset
UTC +0
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
4,004,427
Sunrise
06:55
Sunset
07:29
Day length
12h 33m
Coordinates
14.77, -17.28
Time difference from Dakar
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Dakar right now.
Dakar on the map
About the time in Dakar
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Dakar day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 09:00–17:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Dakar runs on Africa/Dakar, which puts the city UTC +0 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 4,004,427 people live in Dakar, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Dakar
- Does Dakar change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Dakar keeps UTC +0 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Dakar right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Dakar, updating every second from Africa/Dakar (UTC +0).
- Which time zone is Dakar in?
- Dakar uses Africa/Dakar, currently UTC +0.
- When do the sun rise and set in Dakar today?
- Sunrise is at 06:55 and sunset at 07:29, giving 12h 33m of daylight.
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