Current time in Benin
Local time in Benin
The time in Benin is 1 hour ahead of UTC and 5 hours ahead of Ashburn. There is no daylightsaving in effect at the moment.
Details for the time in Benin
| Current time |
12:25 p.m.
|
| Timezone | West Africa Time (WAT) |
| Olson timezone name | Africa/Porto-Novo |
| Time difference | 5 hours ahead of Ashburn |
| 1 hour ahead of UTC |
Benin Daylight Saving time (DST)
Benin does not observe daylight savings.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.