Sierra Leone
Time now in Northern Province
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 06:59Time zone UTC +0
Time zone
Africa/Freetown
UTC offset
UTC +0
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,316,831
Sunrise
06:38
Sunset
06:59
Day length
12h 21m
Coordinates
9.15, -11.53
Time difference from Northern Province
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Northern Province right now.
Northern Province on the map
About the time in Northern Province
Northern Province 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.
Around 1,316,831 people live in Northern Province, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Northern Province sits at latitude 9.15, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 21m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Northern Province
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Northern Province?
- Northern Province is UTC +0 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Northern Province right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Northern Province, updating every second from Africa/Freetown (UTC +0).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Freetown, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Northern Province in?
- Northern Province uses Africa/Freetown, currently UTC +0.
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