Cameroon
Time now in Douala
Sunrise 06:17Sunset 06:31Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Africa/Douala
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,338,082
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
06:31
Day length
12h 14m
Coordinates
4.05, 9.70
Time difference from Douala
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Douala right now.
Douala on the map
About the time in Douala
Around 1,338,082 people live in Douala, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Douala runs on Africa/Douala, 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.
Clocks in Douala stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +1 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Cameroon.
Frequently asked questions about time in Douala
- Does Douala change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Douala keeps UTC +1 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Douala right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Douala, updating every second from Africa/Douala (UTC +1).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Douala, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Douala in?
- Douala uses Africa/Douala, currently UTC +1.
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