Sierra Leone
Time now in Sierra Leone
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 07:00Time zone UTC +0
Time zone
Africa/Freetown
UTC offset
UTC +0
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
7,650,154
Sunrise
06:38
Sunset
07:00
Day length
12h 22m
Coordinates
8.50, -11.50
Time difference from Sierra Leone
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Sierra Leone right now.
Sierra Leone on the map
About the time in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Sierra Leone day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 09:00–17:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Sierra Leone sits at latitude 8.50, 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Sierra Leone
- 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.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone is UTC +0 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- When do the sun rise and set in Sierra Leone today?
- Sunrise is at 06:38 and sunset at 07:00, giving 12h 22m of daylight.
- What time is it in Sierra Leone right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sierra Leone, updating every second from Africa/Freetown (UTC +0).
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