Current Local Time in Dakar
Senegal Africa/Dakar GMT UTC+0 No clock change
11:29:45
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC+0 (+00:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+0
Same on every date
Abbreviation
GMT
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Dakar never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Africa/Dakar
Senegal · Africa
Dakar time zone
Because Senegal does not operate daylight saving time in Africa/Dakar, Dakar sits at UTC+0 (GMT) on every date of 2026. Scheduling across this zone is stable year-round.
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Dakar
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+0 (GMT)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 12:00 in January · 12:00 in July
Clock changes in Dakar, 2026–2028
Full record for Dakar → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Dakar stays on UTC+0 (GMT) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Dakar
Computed for 14.7167°, -17.4677° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
06:53
Sunset
19:38
Day length
12h 46m
−0m 36s vs yesterday
Solar noon
13:16
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:37 | 20:55 | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 06:04 | 20:28 | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 06:30 | 20:01 | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 06:53 | 19:38 | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Dakar runs from about 11h 15m at the shortest day to 12h 60m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 22:20
- Moonset
- 10:00
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 04:19
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 17:38
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Dakar
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Time difference between Dakar and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 07:29 | −4h | Varies: −4h / −5h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 08:29 | −3h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 | +1h | Varies: +1h / ±0h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 14:29 | +3h | Varies: +3h / +2h |
| Cairo Egypt | 14:29 | +3h | Varies: +3h / +2h |
| Mumbai India | 16:59 | +5:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 21:29 | +10h | Varies: +11h / +10h |
| Los Angeles United States | 04:29 | −7h | Varies: −7h / −8h |
Dakar at a glance
- Country
- Senegal
- Region
- Africa
- Coordinates
- 14.7167° N, 17.4677° W
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Dakar
- Currency
- XOF
- Language
- French
- Usual clock notation
- 24-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Perguntas frequentes
What time is it in Dakar right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dakar, Senegal, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Africa/Dakar time zone rules. Dakar currently runs at UTC+0 (GMT) all year round.
What time zone is Dakar in?
The IANA identifier for Dakar is Africa/Dakar. Its abbreviation is GMT all year.
What is the UTC offset in Dakar?
Dakar stays at UTC+0 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Dakar observe daylight saving time?
No. Dakar does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC+0 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Dakar and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 4 hours behind Dakar. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 5 hours (New York behind Dakar) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – December 31.
What is the time difference between Dakar and Sao Paulo?
The gap is fixed: Sao Paulo is 3 hours behind Dakar on every date of the year.
What is the time difference between Dakar and London?
For most of 2026, London is 1 hour ahead of Dakar. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the clocks match from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – December 31.
How long is the day in Dakar?
Day length in Dakar ranges from about 11h 15m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 12h 60m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 14.72°, longitude -17.47°.