El Aaiun — Africa/El_Aaiun
The current local time in the Africa/El_Aaiun IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Western Sahara in the area around El Aaiun. The zone is currently at UTC +01:00 · GMT+1 and does not observe daylight saving time.
Africa/El_Aaiun
Sunday, 11 October 2026 GMT+1
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +01:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using Africa/El_Aaiun
El Aaiun vs. major cities
How far El Aaiun is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in El Aaiun, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in El Aaiun | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −8 h | 01:00 | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +3 h | 12:00 | 09:00–14:00 |
| Delhi · India | +4:30 h | 13:30 | 09:00–12:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
| Beijing · China | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in El Aaiun time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in El Aaiun
Since 1970, El Aaiun has gone through 5 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 21 of 57 years. The current pattern, in place since 2008, is UTC +00:00 with UTC +01:00 in daylight saving time.
| Date | Change | Local clock | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 15 February 2026 | Back 1 hour | 03:00 → 02:00 | UTC +00:00 |
| Sunday, 22 March 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC +01:00 |
| Sunday, 7 February 2027 | Back 1 hour | 03:00 → 02:00 | UTC +00:00 |
| Sunday, 14 March 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC +01:00 |
When clocks go forward, sunrise and sunset both happen an hour later by the clock — darker mornings, lighter evenings — and the night of the change is an hour shorter. When they go back, the reverse applies.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1975 | UTC -01:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1976 | UTC +00:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1977–1978 | UTC +00:00, DST UTC +01:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1979–2007 | UTC +00:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2008–2026 | UTC +00:00, DST UTC +01:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as El Aaiun
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