Morocco
Time now in Rabat
Sunrise 06:53Sunset 08:08Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Africa/Casablanca
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
577,827
Sunrise
06:53
Sunset
08:08
Day length
13h 15m
Coordinates
33.99, -6.84
Time difference from Rabat
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Rabat right now.
Rabat on the map
About the time in Rabat
Clocks in Rabat 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 Morocco.
Rabat runs on Africa/Casablanca, 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.
The zone identifier Africa/Casablanca is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/Casablanca keeps pointing at Casablanca time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Rabat
- What time is it in Rabat right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Rabat, updating every second from Africa/Casablanca (UTC +1).
- What are normal business hours in Rabat in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Rabat runs from 08:00–16:00 UTC today.
- Does Rabat change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Rabat keeps UTC +1 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Rabat in?
- Rabat uses Africa/Casablanca, currently UTC +1.
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