Current local time in Dakar, Senegal
Dakar, the capital of Senegal, is on Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±0) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Greenwich Mean TimeIANA: Africa/Dakar
- UTC offset
- UTC±0same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledNo daylight saving here
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- Country
- SenegalAfrica · capital city
- Population
- 2.6 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +221currency: Franc (XOF)
- Coordinates
- 14.69° N, 17.44° WNorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Dakar 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 Dakar
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Dakar | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 1h ahead | 8h |
| US New York | --:-- | 4h behind | 5h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 7h behind | 2h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 2h ahead | 7h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 4h ahead | 5h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 5h 30m ahead | 3h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 8h ahead | 1h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 8h ahead | 1h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 9h ahead | None |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 9h ahead | None |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 10h ahead | None |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 3h behind | 6h |
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Daylight saving time in Dakar
Dakar does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC±0 all year. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Dakar 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 Dakar
All of Senegal keeps the same standard time as Dakar (UTC±0).
Close to the equator, day length in Dakar barely changes through the year — between 11h 15m and 13h 00m.
Dakar’s clocks run about 1h 10m ahead of the sun: solar noon (when the sun is highest) comes around 13:17 rather than 12:00 in March.
Sunrise and sunset in Dakar, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 07:34 | 18:51 | 11h 16m |
| February | 07:38 | 19:08 | 11h 30m |
| March | 07:26 | 19:17 | 11h 51m |
| April | 07:05 | 19:21 | 12h 16m |
| May | 06:47 | 19:26 | 12h 39m |
| June | 06:39 | 19:35 | 12h 56m |
| July | 06:43 | 19:42 | 12h 59m |
| August | 06:52 | 19:39 | 12h 46m |
| September | 06:57 | 19:22 | 12h 25m |
| October | 06:59 | 18:59 | 12h 00m |
| November | 07:05 | 18:41 | 11h 36m |
| December | 07:19 | 18:38 | 11h 19m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 13h 00m of daylight (sunrise 06:41, sunset 19:41). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 11h 15m.
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Dakar
What time zone is Dakar in?
Dakar uses the Africa/Dakar time zone (Greenwich Mean Time), UTC±0.
Does Dakar observe daylight saving time?
No. Dakar stays on UTC±0 all year.
What is the time difference between Dakar and New York?
Right now New York is 4h behind Dakar. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Dakar does not.
What is the time difference between Dakar and London?
London is 1h ahead of Dakar right now. Office hours overlap for about 8 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Dakar?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 06:41 and sets about 19:41 (13h 00m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 07:30 and sets about 18:45 (11h 15m).
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