Current time in Gabon
Local time in Gabon
The time in Gabon is 1 hour ahead of UTC and 5 hours ahead of Columbus. The timezone in Gabon is West Africa Time (WAT). Gabon is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST).
Details for the time in Gabon
| Current time | 8:28 a.m.
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| Time zone | West Africa Time (WAT) |
| IANA time zone | Africa/Libreville |
| Your time difference | 5 hours ahead of Columbus |
| UTC time difference | UTC+1 1 hour ahead of UTC |
Gabon Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Gabon is not using Daylight Saving Time.
Gabon
Gabon uses West Africa Time WAT. WAT is UTC +0100. Gabon's latitude and longitude is 0° 00' N and 12° 00' E. Therefore an one hour offset between WAT and UTC is not surprising. Because the equator runs through the country the length of the days in Gabon is constant all year round. This means Gabon has no use for daylight savings time.
Important cities in Gabon
The current time in some important cities in Gabon is shown below.
Time in Gabon