Western Sahara
Time now in Laayoune
Sunrise 07:26Sunset 08:25Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Africa/El_Aaiun
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
196,331
Sunrise
07:26
Sunset
08:25
Day length
12h 58m
Coordinates
27.14, -13.19
Time difference from Laayoune
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Laayoune right now.
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About the time in Laayoune
The zone identifier Africa/El_Aaiun is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/El_Aaiun keeps pointing at El Aaiun time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Laayoune runs on Africa/El_Aaiun, 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.
Laayoune sits at latitude 27.14, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 58m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Laayoune
- When do the sun rise and set in Laayoune today?
- Sunrise is at 07:26 and sunset at 08:25, giving 12h 58m of daylight.
- What time is it in Laayoune right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Laayoune, updating every second from Africa/El_Aaiun (UTC +1).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Laayoune?
- Laayoune is UTC +1 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Laayoune in?
- Laayoune uses Africa/El_Aaiun, currently UTC +1.
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