Common Hour
🇸🇳   Senegal

Time in DakarUTC+00

Live clock and time-zone data for Dakar, Senegal — Dakar (Africa/Dakar), UTC+00 UTC. Refreshed every 30 s.

Live clock
08:20
Wed 06 May 2026 · Day
Timezone
Africa/Dakar
Current UTC offset
UTC+00
Abbreviation
GMT
Population
1,146,053
I
Cultural and business context

Dakar keeps time under Dakar (Africa/Dakar) — a UTC+00 offset from UTC at the moment. Most Senegal workplaces operate from 08:00 to 17:00, pausing for lunch from 13:00 to 14:30. Senegal does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays at UTC+00 year-round.

Currency
XOF CFA
Dial
+221
Work day
08:00–17:00
Lunch
13:00–14:30
II
Time difference with reference cities
III
When it's noon in Dakar, other cities are at
Cairo15:00
Lagos13:00
Johannesburg14:00
New York08:00
London13:00
Tokyo21:00
IV
Best hours to meet with Cairo
Morning meeting (both on-shift)12:00 ↔ 09:00
Afternoon meeting (both on-shift)14:00 ↔ 11:00
End-of-day sync16:00 ↔ 13:00
Compare: Dakar ↔ Cairo
V
Cities with the same UTC offset right now
VI
± 1h
VII
Popular comparisons with Dakar
IX
Frequently asked questions

Is Dakar in the same time zone as Abidjan?

Dakar shares the IANA zone Africa/Dakar. Check the neighbors block below to see which cities in Senegal share the same clock.

Is it daytime in Dakar right now?

Yes — it is currently daytime in Dakar.

When is noon in Dakar?

Noon in Dakar corresponds to UTC+00 UTC. The table below shows what that maps to in other cities.

How many hours is Dakar ahead of Cairo?

The live difference between Dakar and Cairo is +3h.

What time is it in Dakar when it's 9 AM in Cairo?

When it's 09:00 in Cairo, Common Hour's live converter shows the exact equivalent in Dakar based on today's offset.

Senegal Africa/DakarUTC+00← All cities