About the time in Dakar

Dakar is a city in Senegal. It uses the Africa/Dakar time zone, which is currently UTC+0 — that is, +0 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Dakar does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, Dakar is 4 hours ahead of New York and 1 hour behind of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Dakar in?

Dakar follows the Africa/Dakar time zone (UTC+0). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Dakar observe daylight saving time?

No — Dakar keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in Dakar

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Dakar's coordinates (14.72°, -17.47°) and shown in local Dakar time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Dakar's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.