Time in Dakar, Senegal 🇸🇳
The current local time in Dakar, Senegal is shown below — the city is in the Africa/Dakar time zone (UTC +00:00 · GMT).
Dakar local time
16:47:31
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 GMT
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
14.72° N, 17.47° W
Population: 1,146,053
Time zone
IANA: Africa/Dakar
UTC offset: +00:00 · GMT · Greenwich Mean Time
Country: Senegal · ISO SN
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Time difference
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Daylight saving time
Dakar does not observe daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC +00:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:01 · Sunset 18:57
Day length 11h 56m · twilight and monthly table →
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