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Africa timezones by countries

On this page you find a list of all countries in Africa classified by timezones based on the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is equivalent to the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Please note that in some countries in Africa Daylight Saving Time (DST), also sometimes referrred to as "Summer time" may be in effect. During Daylight Saving Time clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn.

All times shown on this page are local standard times in the capital of the respective country without DST adjustment. Countries in Africa with current DST are marked with [+1]. You will find further information on DST in any specific country under the following country links.

You can sort the list of timezones in Africa by timezones.

Africa timezones listed by countries
CountryTimezoneLocal time
Algeria Africa/Algiers (UTC GMT +1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 4:06pm
Angola Africa/Luanda (UTC GMT +1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 4:06pm
Benin Africa/Porto-Novo (UTC GMT +1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 4:06pm
Botswana Africa/Gaborone (UTC GMT +2.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 5:06pm
Burkina Faso Africa/Ouagadougou (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Burundi Africa/Bujumbura (UTC GMT +2.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 5:06pm
Cameroon Africa/Douala (UTC GMT +1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 4:06pm
Cape Verde Atlantic/Cape_Verde (UTC GMT -1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 2:06pm
Central African Republic Africa/Bangui (UTC GMT +1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 4:06pm
Chad Africa/Ndjamena (UTC GMT +1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 4:06pm
Comoros Indian/Comoro (UTC GMT +3.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 6:06pm
Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa/Kinshasa (UTC GMT +1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 4:06pm
Djibouti Africa/Djibouti (UTC GMT +3.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 6:06pm
Egypt Africa/Cairo (UTC GMT +2.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 5:06pm
Equatorial Guinea Africa/Malabo (UTC GMT +1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 4:06pm
Eritrea Africa/Asmara (UTC GMT +3.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 6:06pm
Ethiopia Africa/Addis_Ababa (UTC GMT +3.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 6:06pm
Gabon Africa/Libreville (UTC GMT +1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 4:06pm
Gambia Africa/Banjul (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Ghana Africa/Accra (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Guinea Africa/Conakry (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Guinea-Bissau Africa/Bissau (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Ivory Coast Africa/Abidjan (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Kenya Africa/Nairobi (UTC GMT +3.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 6:06pm
Lesotho Africa/Maseru (UTC GMT +2.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 5:06pm
Liberia Africa/Monrovia (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Libya Africa/Tripoli (UTC GMT +2.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 5:06pm
Madagascar Indian/Antananarivo (UTC GMT +3.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 6:06pm
Malawi Africa/Blantyre (UTC GMT +2.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 5:06pm
Mali Africa/Bamako (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Mauritania Africa/Nouakchott (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Mauritius Indian/Mauritius (UTC GMT +4.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 7:06pm
Mayotte Indian/Mayotte (UTC GMT +3.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 6:06pm
Morocco Africa/Casablanca (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm[+1]
Mozambique Africa/Maputo (UTC GMT +2.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 5:06pm
Namibia Africa/Windhoek (UTC GMT +2.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 5:06pm
Niger Africa/Niamey (UTC GMT +1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 4:06pm
Nigeria Africa/Lagos (UTC GMT +1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 4:06pm
Republic of the Congo Africa/Brazzaville (UTC GMT +1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 4:06pm
Reunion Indian/Reunion (UTC GMT +4.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 7:06pm
Rwanda Africa/Kigali (UTC GMT +2.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 5:06pm
Saint Helena Atlantic/St_Helena (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Sao Tome and Principe Africa/Sao_Tome (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Senegal Africa/Dakar (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Seychelles Indian/Mahe (UTC GMT +4.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 7:06pm
Sierra Leone Africa/Freetown (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Somalia Africa/Mogadishu (UTC GMT +3.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 6:06pm
South Africa Africa/Johannesburg (UTC GMT +2.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 5:06pm
South Sudan Africa/Juba (UTC GMT +3.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 6:06pm
Sudan Africa/Khartoum (UTC GMT +3.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 6:06pm
Swaziland Africa/Mbabane (UTC GMT +2.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 5:06pm
Tanzania Africa/Dar_es_Salaam (UTC GMT +3.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 6:06pm
Togo Africa/Lome (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm
Tunisia Africa/Tunis (UTC GMT +1.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 4:06pm
Uganda Africa/Kampala (UTC GMT +3.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 6:06pm
Western Sahara Africa/El_Aaiun (UTC GMT 0.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 3:06pm[+1]
Zambia Africa/Lusaka (UTC GMT +2.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 5:06pm
Zimbabwe Africa/Harare (UTC GMT +2.0)Thu, 26 Apr 2018 - 5:06pm