Current time in Benin
Local time in Benin
The time in Benin is 1 hour ahead of UTC and 5 hours ahead of Columbus. The timezone in Benin is West Africa Time (WAT). Benin is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST).
Details for the time in Benin
| Current time | 6:33 a.m.
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| Time zone | West Africa Time (WAT) |
| IANA time zone | Africa/Porto-Novo |
| Your time difference | 5 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