Current time in Western Sahara

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Sun today ↑ 06:56 ↓ 18:20 (11 hours 23 minutes)WETUTC+0No daylight saving time

Time zone
WET
UTC now
UTC+0
Next change
None
Calling code
+212
Population
273,008
Area
266,000 km²

Time difference with your location

Western Sahara has the same time as UTC. Compare with your local time →

Western Sahara time now

Time zone of Western Sahara

Western Sahara uses one time zone: Western Sahara Time (WET, UTC+0). No daylight saving time; the offset stays the same all year.

IANA time zone: Africa/El_Aaiun

Major cities in Western Sahara

The 4 most populous cities, with boroughs and urban districts merged into their city.

LocationPopulation
Laayoune196,331
Dakhla106,277
Boujdour42,651
El Marsa28,848

Time difference with world cities · Western Sahara

Current local times, including each location’s current daylight saving offset.

LocationTimeDifference
Los Angeles ☀PDT
−7h
Mexico City CST
−6h
Washington D.C. ☀EDT
−4h
London ☀BST
+1h
Abuja WAT
+1h
Dublin ☀IST
+1h
Berlin ☀CEST
+2h
Madrid ☀CEST
+2h
Rome ☀CEST
+2h
Paris ☀CEST
+2h
Jerusalem ☀IDT
+3h
Riyadh AST
+3h
Ankara TRT
+3h
Dubai GST
+4h
New Delhi IST
+5h30m
Hanoi ICT
+7h
Bangkok ICT
+7h
Manila PHT
+8h
Beijing CST
+8h
Tokyo JST
+9h
Seoul KST
+9h
Canberra ☀AEDT
+11h
Sydney ☀AEDT
+11h
Wellington ☀NZDT
+13h

Quick time conversionWestern Sahara ↔ UTC, EST, IST, CET

Each row is a full local hour. Zone columns use their named fixed offsets.

Western Sahara (WET)UTC timeUTC+0GMT to ESTUTC-5GMT to ISTUTC+5:30GMT to CETUTC+1
00:0012:00 AM00:0012:00 AM19:007:00 PM-1day05:305:30 AM01:001:00 AM
01:001:00 AM01:001:00 AM20:008:00 PM-1day06:306:30 AM02:002:00 AM
02:002:00 AM02:002:00 AM21:009:00 PM-1day07:307:30 AM03:003:00 AM
03:003:00 AM03:003:00 AM22:0010:00 PM-1day08:308:30 AM04:004:00 AM
04:004:00 AM04:004:00 AM23:0011:00 PM-1day09:309:30 AM05:005:00 AM
05:005:00 AM05:005:00 AM00:0012:00 AM10:3010:30 AM06:006:00 AM
06:006:00 AM06:006:00 AM01:001:00 AM11:3011:30 AM07:007:00 AM
07:007:00 AM07:007:00 AM02:002:00 AM12:3012:30 PM08:008:00 AM
08:008:00 AM08:008:00 AM03:003:00 AM13:301:30 PM09:009:00 AM
09:009:00 AM09:009:00 AM04:004:00 AM14:302:30 PM10:0010:00 AM
10:0010:00 AM10:0010:00 AM05:005:00 AM15:303:30 PM11:0011:00 AM
11:0011:00 AM11:0011:00 AM06:006:00 AM16:304:30 PM12:0012:00 PM
Western Sahara (WET)UTCUTC+0ESTUTC-5ISTUTC+5:30CETUTC+1
12:0012:00 PM12:0012:00 PM07:007:00 AM17:305:30 PM13:001:00 PM
13:001:00 PM13:001:00 PM08:008:00 AM18:306:30 PM14:002:00 PM
14:002:00 PM14:002:00 PM09:009:00 AM19:307:30 PM15:003:00 PM
15:003:00 PM15:003:00 PM10:0010:00 AM20:308:30 PM16:004:00 PM
16:004:00 PM16:004:00 PM11:0011:00 AM21:309:30 PM17:005:00 PM
17:005:00 PM17:005:00 PM12:0012:00 PM22:3010:30 PM18:006:00 PM
18:006:00 PM18:006:00 PM13:001:00 PM23:3011:30 PM19:007:00 PM
19:007:00 PM19:007:00 PM14:002:00 PM00:3012:30 AM+1day20:008:00 PM
20:008:00 PM20:008:00 PM15:003:00 PM01:301:30 AM+1day21:009:00 PM
21:009:00 PM21:009:00 PM16:004:00 PM02:302:30 AM+1day22:0010:00 PM
22:0010:00 PM22:0010:00 PM17:005:00 PM03:303:30 AM+1day23:0011:00 PM
23:0011:00 PM23:0011:00 PM18:006:00 PM04:304:30 AM+1day00:0012:00 AM+1day

The difference can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Western Sahara at a glance

Capital
El-Aaiun
Area
266,000 km²
Population
273,008
Continent
Africa
Currency
Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
Calling code
+212
Internet domain
.eh
Spoken languages
Arabic, mey
Neighbouring countries
Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco

Frequently asked questions

What time zone does Western Sahara use?

Western Sahara uses one time zone nationwide: Western Sahara Time (WET, UTC+0); its IANA identifier is Africa/El_Aaiun.

Does Western Sahara observe daylight saving time?

No. Western Sahara does not change its clocks; it stays on WET (UTC+0) all year.

What is the time difference between Western Sahara and UTC?

Western Sahara has the same time as UTC (UTC+0) all year.

What is the calling code and currency of Western Sahara?

The international calling code of Western Sahara is +212 and its currency is the Moroccan Dirham (MAD). Its internet domain is .eh.