Current time in Benin

Benin

6:01 p.m.
Dec. 12, 2024

Local time in Benin

The time in Benin is 1 hour ahead of UTC and 7 hours ahead of Chicago. 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
6:01 p.m.
Time zone West Africa Time (WAT)
IANA time zone Africa/Porto-Novo
Your time difference 7 hours ahead of Chicago
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