Current local time in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has one time zone: GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), UTC+0. The current time in 13 cities, with daylight saving dates and the time zone of each.
Freetown (capital)
GMT
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
UTC+0
- Capital
- Freetown
- Continent
- Africa
- Time zones
- 1
- Population
- 8,819,794
- Area
- 71,740 km²
- Currency
- Leone (SLE)
- Languages
- English, Mende, Timne
- Dialling code
- +232
- Internet domain
- .sl
Time zone in Sierra Leone
One zone covers the whole country. Its largest city stands for it below.
| City | Local time | Compared to Freetown |
|---|---|---|
| FreetownGMT (Greenwich Mean Time) · Africa/Freetown | Tue 8:57 AM | Same time |
Current local time in 13 cities in Sierra Leone
Every city in Sierra Leone with 15,000 people or more, alphabetically, with its current local time. Open a city for its time zone, clock changes, sunrise and sunset.
Countries next to Sierra Leone
Frequently asked questions
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Every city in Sierra Leone keeps the same time.
One. All of Sierra Leone is on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) (Africa/Freetown).
No. Clocks stay on UTC+0 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.