Mali
Time now in Gao
Sunrise 05:45Sunset 06:21Time zone UTC +0
Time zone
Africa/Bamako
UTC offset
UTC +0
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
133,110
Sunrise
05:45
Sunset
06:21
Day length
12h 36m
Coordinates
16.27, -0.04
Time difference from Gao
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Gao right now.
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About the time in Gao
The zone identifier Africa/Bamako is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/Bamako keeps pointing at Bamako time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Gao sits at latitude 16.27, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 36m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Gao runs on Africa/Bamako, 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Gao
- When do the sun rise and set in Gao today?
- Sunrise is at 05:45 and sunset at 06:21, giving 12h 36m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Gao in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Gao runs from 09:00–17:00 UTC today.
- Does Gao change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Gao keeps UTC +0 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Gao right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Gao, updating every second from Africa/Bamako (UTC +0).
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