Current time in Sierra Leone

Local time in Sierra Leone

The time in Sierra Leone is the same as in UTC and 5 hours ahead of Columbus. The timezone in Sierra Leone is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Sierra Leone is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Details for the time in Sierra Leone

Current time	8:57 a.m.
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
IANA time zone	Africa/Freetown
Your time difference	5 hours ahead of Columbus
UTC time difference	UTC+0 same time as UTC

Sierra Leone Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Sierra Leone

The Republic of Sierra Leone uses Greenwich Mean Time GMT. GMT is UTC +0000. Sierra Leone’s latitude and longitude is 8° 29’N and 11° 30′ W. Therefore being one hour behind UTC would best suit Sierra Leone. Because the country observes GMT it has to wait a bit longer for the sun to rise in the morning.

Important cities in Sierra Leone

The current time in some important cities in Sierra Leone is shown below.

Time in Sierra Leone