Local time
Current time in Dakar
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Dakar at a glance
Time zone
Africa/Dakar
UTC offset
UTC+0
Coordinates
14.72°N · 17.47°W
Country
Senegal 🇸🇳
Dialing code
+221
Language
French
City essentials
Dakar uses Africa/Dakar with a fixed offset all year. Comparing it with a daylight-saving city is simpler once you know the other side’s seasonal change.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Dakar
Local time in Dakar falls within the Africa/Dakar 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 14.7° in the northern hemisphere, Dakar's day length varies gently across the seasons. 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 Dakar 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 Dakar from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Dakar, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Dakar, Senegal.
Country
Senegal 🇸🇳
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Dakar in?
Dakar uses the Africa/Dakar time zone (UTC+0).
What is the UTC offset of Dakar?
Dakar is on UTC+0. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Dakar in?
Dakar is located in Senegal.
How is the current time in Dakar calculated?
The clock for Dakar is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.