Current time in Mauritania
Local time in Mauritania
The time in Mauritania is the same as in UTC and 4 hours ahead of Columbus. The timezone in Mauritania is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Mauritania is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST).
Details for the time in Mauritania
| Current time | 11:17 p.m.
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| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) |
| IANA time zone | Africa/Nouakchott |
| Your time difference | 4 hours ahead of Columbus |
| UTC time difference | UTC+0 same time as UTC |
Mauritania Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Mauritania is not using Daylight Saving Time.
Mauritania
Mauritania uses Greenwich Mean Time GMT. GMT of course is UTC +0000 Mauritania's latitude and longitude is 20° 00' N and 12° 00' W. Therefore geographically being one hour behind UTC would be a little bit better for the west of the country. Of course the east of the country is better off being on GMT so there is no big need to change time zones. There is no daylight savings time in Mauritania. Considering its latitude this isn’t surprising.
Important cities in Mauritania
The current time in some important cities in Mauritania is shown below.
Time in Mauritania