What time is it in Cotonou?
18:42:55
Friday 13 November 2026
- Cotonou, Benin
- Time zone UTC+01:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:39 · sunset 18:29
Time difference with Cotonou
Cotonou is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Cotonou |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:42 | 1 hour behind |
| New York United States | 12:42 | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:42 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:42 | same time |
| Berlin Germany | 18:42 | same time |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:42 | 3 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:12 | 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:42 | 7 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:42 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:42 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:42 | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:42 | 4 hours behind |
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France – Benin time difference · Paris – Cotonou time difference
Daylight saving time in Cotonou
Cotonou does not change its clocks: UTC+01:00 all year round.
History of local time in Cotonou
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 26 February 1934 | UTC+1 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Africa/Porto-Novo. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Cotonou
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 93 km away, Aného (Togo) is 1 hour behind Cotonou all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Godomè | 8 km |
| Ganvié | 11 km |
| Abomey-Calavi | 12 km |
| Ekpé | 13 km |
| Semi | 22 km |
| Porto-Novo | 25 km |
| Missérété | 29 km |
| Zinvié | 29 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Cotonou
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Day length
- 11 h 50 min
- Tomorrow
- no change
Dawn 06:17, dusk 18:51, solar noon 12:34. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (11 h 45 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (12 h 29 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 06:33 (19 May 2027), latest at 07:08 (29 January 2027); earliest sunset at 18:29 (13 November 2026), latest at 19:10 (13 July 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:02 · moonset 21:59 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Benin
Good to know about the time in Cotonou
Cotonou uses the time of Benin, UTC+1 all year round, with no daylight saving time: it is on the same time as Paris in winter and 1 hour behind in summer. Paris – Cotonou time difference
The city is almost exactly on the meridian of Paris: in winter, when the two cities have the same time, the sun is at its highest at the same moment, around 12:50 (mean solar noon). Close to the equator, it rises around 06:55 in December and 06:37 in June, and sets around 18:41 and 19:06.
Togo, to the west, is 1 hour behind Benin: on the coast road between Cotonou and Lomé, you change time at the border. Nigeria, to the east, is on the same time as Cotonou. Time in Porto-Novo · Time in Lomé