Current Time in Cotonou, Benin 🇧🇯
Lat/Long: 6.37° N, 2.42° E
Department: Littoral
Country: 🇧🇯 Benin
IANA Timezone: Africa/Porto-Novo
Timezone: WAT
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Benin: WAT
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Cotonou
Sunrise
in Cotonou
↑
6:39 AM
Sunset
in Cotonou
↓
7:08 PM
Day Length
12h 28m
Dawn
in Cotonou
6:16 AM
Dusk
in Cotonou
7:31 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Cotonou
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
99.4%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 19:47
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 07:43
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FAQ — Time in Cotonou
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 18:11:25 in Cotonou, Benin. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Cotonou uses Africa/Porto-Novo (WAT) — UTC+01:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Porto-Novo, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Cotonou does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Africa/Porto-Novo (WAT) — UTC+01:00 year-round.
Cotonou is currently +01:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Cotonou's local time, use our time calculator.
Benin has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.