Current local time in Benin
Benin has one time zone: WAT (West Africa Time), UTC+1. The current time in 66 cities, with daylight saving dates and the time zone of each.
Porto-Novo (capital)
WAT
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
UTC+1
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Continent
- Africa
- Time zones
- 1
- Population
- 14,814,460
- Area
- 112,620 km²
- Currency
- Franc (XOF)
- Languages
- French
- Dialling code
- +229
- Internet domain
- .bj
Time zone in Benin
One zone covers the whole country. Its largest city stands for it below.
| City | Local time | Compared to Porto-Novo |
|---|---|---|
| CotonouWAT (West Africa Time) · Africa/Porto-Novo | Tue 9:57 AM | Same time |
Current local time in 66 cities in Benin
Every city in Benin with 15,000 people or more, alphabetically, with its current local time. Open a city for its time zone, clock changes, sunrise and sunset.
- AbomeyTue 9:57 AM
- Abomey-CalaviTue 9:57 AM
- AdjaouèrèTue 9:57 AM
- AdjarraTue 9:57 AM
- AlladaTue 9:57 AM
- AplahouéTue 9:57 AM
- AthiéméTue 9:57 AM
- AvrankouTue 9:57 AM
- BanigbéTue 9:57 AM
- BanikoaraTue 9:57 AM
- BantéTue 9:57 AM
- BassilaTue 9:57 AM
- BembèrèkèTue 9:57 AM
- BohiconTue 9:57 AM
- BoukoumbéTue 9:57 AM
- CoblyTue 9:57 AM
- ComéTue 9:57 AM
- CotonouTue 9:57 AM
- CovéTue 9:57 AM
- Dassa-ZoumèTue 9:57 AM
- DjakotoméTue 9:57 AM
- DjidjaTue 9:57 AM
- DjougouTue 9:57 AM
- DogboTue 9:57 AM
- EkpéTue 9:57 AM
- GanviéTue 9:57 AM
- GlazouéTue 9:57 AM
- GodomèTue 9:57 AM
- KalaléTue 9:57 AM
- KandiTue 9:57 AM
- KérouTue 9:57 AM
- KétouTue 9:57 AM
- KlouékanmèTue 9:57 AM
- KopargoTue 9:57 AM
- KouandéTue 9:57 AM
- KpozounTue 9:57 AM
- LokossaTue 9:57 AM
- MalanvilleTue 9:57 AM
- MatériTue 9:57 AM
- MissérétéTue 9:57 AM
- NatitingouTue 9:57 AM
- NdaliTue 9:57 AM
- NikkiTue 9:57 AM
- OuakéTue 9:57 AM
- OuesséTue 9:57 AM
- OuidahTue 9:57 AM
- OuinhiTue 9:57 AM
- ParakouTue 9:57 AM
- PéhonkoTue 9:57 AM
- PèrèrèTue 9:57 AM
- PobéTue 9:57 AM
- Porto-NovoTue 9:57 AM
- SakétéTue 9:57 AM
- SavalouTue 9:57 AM
- SavéTue 9:57 AM
- SéTue 9:57 AM
- SégbanaTue 9:57 AM
- SemiTue 9:57 AM
- SinendéTue 9:57 AM
- TanguiétaTue 9:57 AM
- TchaourouTue 9:57 AM
- TobréTue 9:57 AM
- ToukountounaTue 9:57 AM
- ToviklinTue 9:57 AM
- ZéTue 9:57 AM
- ZinviéTue 9:57 AM
Countries next to Benin
Frequently asked questions
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Porto-Novo, the capital of Benin. Every city in Benin keeps the same time.
One. All of Benin is on WAT (West Africa Time) (Africa/Porto-Novo).
No. Clocks stay on UTC+1 all year.
Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.