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Africa time zones map and current time

Africa spans a total of 6 time zones, 4 whitin the continent, and 2 on the islands, ranging from UTC -1h to UTC +4h. Morocco - Western Sahara - GMT / Western Africa / Central Africa / *Egipt / Eastern Africa / and Seychelles Islands - Mauritius / Cape Verde / British Islands. More info

Daylight Saving time Africa 2024
Only Morocco and Western Sahara use daylight saving time in Africa. Starting in 2023, Egypt introduces Daylight Saving Time.
More info. + clocks info

Africa - current time and time zones
Morocco Western Sahara
Casablanca El Aaiún Capital
Rabat Capital Dakhla
UTC 0h / UTC +1 UTC 0h / UTC +1
Central / South Africa CAT/SAST = +2 h
CAT: Central Africa Time EET: Eastern European Time
SAST: South Africa Standard Time
No daylight saving all year
CAT = +2 hours
Country Capital
Botswana Gaborone
Burundi Gitega
Libya EET Tripoli
Lesotho SAST Maseru
South Africa SAST
+South African cities
Cape Town
Durban
Johannesburg
Eswatini / Swaziland SAST Mbabane
Dem.R.Congo* East Mbuji-Mayi Most populous city
Malawi Lilongwe
Mozambique Maputo
Namibia Windhoek
Rwanda Kigali
Sudan Khartoum Capital
Omdurman Most populous city
South Sudan Juba
Zambia Lusaka
Zimbabwe Harare
*Democratic Republic of the Congo (East Side)
Egypt EET = +2/+3
EET: Eastern European Time
EEST Eastern European Summer time
Standard time = +2
Daylight savings = +3
Egypt Cairo
Alexandria Al Jīzah
Port Said Suez
Middle East Time Zone
East Africa EAT = +3 hours
EAT: Eastern Africa Time
No daylight saving time
EAT = +3 hours
Country Capital
Comoros (isl country) Moroni
Eritrea Asmara
Ethiopia Addis Abeba
Kenya Nairobi
Madagascar Antananarivo
Somalia Mogadiscio
Tanzania Dodoma Capital
Dar es Salaam Most populous city
Uganda Kampala
Djibouti Djibouti
About Time Zone colors

4-color time zones = 4-hour intervals between different time zones with the same colors.
Example: Mayotte UTC +3 and Cape Verde -1 = 4 hours
The intervals of multiples of 4 hours are more relevant on the World Time Zones Map
DRC Congo West Africa DRC Congo Central Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 Time Zones
West African Democratic Republic of the Congo UTC+1 East African Democratic Republic of the Congo UTC+2
City City
Banana Bukavu
Bandundu Goma
Boende Isiro
Boma Ilebo- Kasai Province
Bumba Kalemie
Gbadolite Kindu
Gemena Kisangani
Inongo Kolwezi
Kikwit Likasi
Kinshasa Lubumbashi
Matadi Mbuji-Mayi
Mbandaka Tshikapa
The African Democratic Republic of the Congo does not observe daylight saving time
British overseas territory, S. Atlantic
Ascension Isl Georgetown Capital
Saint Helena Isl Jamestown Capital
*Tristan da Cunha Edinburgh Seven Seas Capital
*Several islands of West South Africa, are almost perpendicular to Ascension Island. +info wiki.
Spain Spanish autonomous cities French overseas territory
Ceuta (Morocco) Mayotte*
Melilla (Morocco) Mamoudzou Capital
Both cities in Morocco, North Africa CET/CEST +1h/+2h in summer *Located on the Comoros Islands, near Madagascar
Capital Capital Most populous city Most populous city Autonomous city

Daylight Savings in Africa

The time change in Africa was only used by Morocco, and Western Sahara. As of 2023, Egypt adheres to Daylight Saving Time.
Ceuta and Melilla in Morocco, use daylight saving time as Spain.
The rest of Africa does not use daylight savings throughout the year.

Note: The dates of the time change in Morocco and Western Sahara are preliminary, and may vary. The summer / winter symbols may not correspond to the seasonal period due to an unusual time change, although the time and time zone should be correct.

Daylight Saving Morocco and Western Sahara 2024
Ends - 1h Starts + 1h
March-10 Sun.
3:00 → 2:00
April-14 Sun.
2:00 → 3:00
UTC 0h UTC +1h
Daylight Saving Egypt 2024
Starts + 1h Ends - 1h
April-26 Fri.
0:00 → 1:00
Nov.-1 Fri.
0:00 → 23:00
UTC +3h UTC +2h

Africa Time Zones

- Africa uses 4 time zones within the continent, GMT 0h - Western Africa WAT +1h - Central Africa and South Africa CAT / SAST +2h and Eastern Africa EAT +3h. Including the islands of West Africa: Ascension - Saint Helene - Tristan da Cunha - and East Africa: Comoros and Mayotte.
And the time zone UTC -1h corresponding to the islands of Cape Werd to the west of the African continent.
- Another time zone corresponds to the islands east of the African continent: Mauritius - Reunion - Seychelles with UTC +4h and No DST. View Africa map.

Clocks symbols:

Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time. Horario Estándar o de Invierno UTC standard time, or winter time. No Daylight Saving Time No Daylight Saving Time throughout the year. 24 hour clock format

Clocks and time zone are updated in real time as the time changes in Africa time zones.