Sierra Leone
Time now in Freetown
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 07:07Time zone UTC +0
Time zone
Africa/Freetown
UTC offset
UTC +0
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
802,639
Sunrise
06:45
Sunset
07:07
Day length
12h 22m
Coordinates
8.49, -13.24
Time difference from Freetown
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Freetown right now.
Freetown on the map
About the time in Freetown
Freetown sits at latitude 8.49, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 22m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Freetown runs on Africa/Freetown, 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.
The zone identifier Africa/Freetown is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/Freetown keeps pointing at Freetown time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Freetown
- Which time zone is Freetown in?
- Freetown uses Africa/Freetown, currently UTC +0.
- What time is it in Freetown right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Freetown, updating every second from Africa/Freetown (UTC +0).
- When do the sun rise and set in Freetown today?
- Sunrise is at 06:45 and sunset at 07:07, giving 12h 22m of daylight.
- Does Freetown change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Freetown keeps UTC +0 throughout the year.
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