Current local time in Algiers, Algeria
Algiers, the capital of Algeria, is on Central European Standard Time (UTC+1) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Central European Standard TimeIANA: Africa/Algiers
- UTC offset
- UTC+1same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledNo daylight saving here
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- Country
- AlgeriaAfrica · capital city
- Population
- 2.4 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +213currency: Dinar (DZD)
- Coordinates
- 36.73° N, 3.09° ENorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Algiers today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Algiers
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Algiers | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | same time | 9h |
| US New York | --:-- | 5h behind | 4h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 8h behind | 1h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 1h ahead | 8h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 3h ahead | 6h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 4h 30m ahead | 4h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 8h ahead | 1h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 8h ahead | 1h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 9h ahead | None |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 4h behind | 5h |
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Daylight saving time in Algiers
Algiers does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC+1 all year. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Algiers shifts by an hour for them, not here.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Algiers
All of Algeria keeps the same standard time as Algiers (UTC+1).
Algiers’s clocks run about 48m ahead of the sun: solar noon (when the sun is highest) comes around 12:54 rather than 12:00 in March.
Sunrise and sunset in Algiers, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 08:00 | 17:41 | 9h 42m |
| February | 07:49 | 18:12 | 10h 22m |
| March | 07:19 | 18:41 | 11h 22m |
| April | 06:33 | 19:09 | 12h 35m |
| May | 05:54 | 19:35 | 13h 41m |
| June | 05:30 | 20:00 | 14h 30m |
| July | 05:32 | 20:10 | 14h 38m |
| August | 05:53 | 19:54 | 14h 02m |
| September | 06:18 | 19:17 | 12h 59m |
| October | 06:42 | 18:32 | 11h 50m |
| November | 07:10 | 17:51 | 10h 41m |
| December | 07:41 | 17:32 | 9h 51m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 14h 41m of daylight (sunrise 05:29, sunset 20:09). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 9h 39m.
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Algiers
What time zone is Algiers in?
Algiers uses the Africa/Algiers time zone (Central European Standard Time), UTC+1.
Does Algiers observe daylight saving time?
No. Algiers stays on UTC+1 all year.
What is the time difference between Algiers and New York?
Right now New York is 5h behind Algiers. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Algiers does not.
What is the time difference between Algiers and London?
Algiers is on the same time as London right now.
When is sunrise and sunset in Algiers?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:29 and sets about 20:09 (14h 41m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 07:56 and sets about 17:34 (9h 39m).
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