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What time is it in Kourou?
14:43:37
Friday 13 November 2026
- Kourou, French Guiana
- Time zone UTC−03:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:18 · sunset 18:11
Time difference with Kourou
Kourou is on UTC−03:00 right now: 3 hours behind UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Kourou |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 3 hours ahead |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 2 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 5 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | 4 hours ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | 4 hours ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 7 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 8 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | 11 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | 11 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | 12 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 14 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | same time |
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Daylight saving time in Kourou
Kourou does not change its clocks: UTC−03:00 all year round.
History of local time in Kourou
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1 October 1967 | UTC−3 all year round |
| until 1966 | UTC−4 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): America/Cayenne. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Kourou
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 553 km away, New Amsterdam (Guyana) is 1 hour behind Kourou all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Cayenne | 42 km |
| Matoury | 50 km |
| Rémire-Montjoly | 50 km |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | 158 km |
| Oiapoque | 172 km |
Day and night around the world
- Kourou
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Sun and Moon in Kourou
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 11 h 53 min
- Tomorrow
- no change
Dawn 05:56, dusk 18:33, solar noon 12:14. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (11 h 49 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (12 h 25 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 06:15 (19 May 2027), latest at 06:46 (23 January 2027); earliest sunset at 18:11 (13 November 2026), latest at 18:48 (9 July 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 19 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:47 · moonset 21:50 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 08:47 · moon calendar
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Good to know about the time in Kourou
Kourou is on French Guiana time, UTC−3, all year round, with no daylight saving time. It is 4 hours behind Paris in winter and 5 hours behind in summer. France – French Guiana time difference
The town is home to the Guiana Space Centre: its position, five degrees from the equator, lets rockets make the most of the speed of the Earth’s rotation. Launch times are often announced in Paris time or in Universal Time: you then have to subtract the difference to get the local time.