Local time
Current time in Cotonou
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Cotonou at a glance
Time zone
Africa/Porto-Novo
UTC offset
UTC+1
Coordinates
6.37°N · 2.39°E
Country
Benin 🇧🇯
Dialing code
+229
Language
French
City essentials
Cotonou keeps Africa/Porto-Novo all year, without daylight saving. For travel or remote meetings, the gap with cities that change clocks seasonally stays more predictable.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Cotonou
Local time in Cotonou falls within the Africa/Porto-Novo zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 6.4° in the northern hemisphere, Cotonou's day length stays remarkably steady all year, with only small differences between summer and winter. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Cotonou are calculated using the Muslim World League. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Cotonou from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Cotonou, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Cotonou, Benin.
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Cotonou in?
Cotonou uses the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone (UTC+1).
What is the UTC offset of Cotonou?
Cotonou is on UTC+1. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Cotonou in?
Cotonou is located in Benin.
How is the current time in Cotonou calculated?
The clock for Cotonou is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.