Current time in Benin
Local time in Benin
The time in Benin is 1 hour ahead of UTC and 6 hours ahead of Columbus. The timezone in Benin is West Africa Time (WAT). Benin is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST) but used to in the past. The last DST transition was in 1934.
Details for the time in Benin
| Current time | 8:44 p.m.
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| Time zone | West Africa Time (WAT) |
| IANA time zone | Africa/Porto-Novo |
| Your time difference | 6 hours ahead of Columbus |
| UTC time difference | UTC+1 1 hour ahead of UTC |
Benin Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Benin is not using Daylight Saving Time.
Benin
Benin uses West Africa Time WAT. WAT is UTC + 0100. Benin's latitude and longitude is 9° 30' N and 2° 15' E. Therefore an one hour offset to UTC is not surprising. The country is very close to the equator, as a result there is no daylight savings time in Benin.
Important cities in Benin
The current time in some important cities in Benin is shown below.
Time in Benin