Current local time in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea has one time zone: WAT (West Africa Time), UTC+1. The current time in 6 cities, with daylight saving dates and the time zone of each.
Ciudad de la Paz (capital)
WAT
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
UTC+1
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz
- Continent
- Africa
- Time zones
- 1
- Population
- 1,938,431
- Area
- 28,051 km²
- Currency
- Franc (XAF)
- Languages
- Spanish, French, Portuguese
- Dialling code
- +240
- Internet domain
- .gq
Time zone in Equatorial Guinea
One zone covers the whole country. Its largest city stands for it below.
| City | Local time | Compared to Ciudad de la Paz |
|---|---|---|
| BataWAT (West Africa Time) · Africa/Malabo | Tue 9:57 AM | Same time |
Current local time in 6 cities in Equatorial Guinea
Countries next to Equatorial Guinea
Frequently asked questions
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ciudad de la Paz, the capital of Equatorial Guinea. Every city in Equatorial Guinea keeps the same time.
One. All of Equatorial Guinea is on WAT (West Africa Time) (Africa/Malabo).
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.