Time-zone spread
Benin is modeled as a single-zone country on this page, so the main planning risk is not internal time spread but coordination with DST-observing countries elsewhere.
Largest indexed cluster: Africa/Porto-Novo · 4 cities.
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Country time hub
Benin has 1 time zone.
Last updated recently. Country-level time references, currency snapshots, nearby airports, and next-holiday context refresh on the daily page update window.
What time is it in Benin
It's currently 12:34 PM GMT+1 in Benin, which is UTC+01:00. Benin does not observe daylight saving time.
Primary timezone
Africa/Porto-Novo
Indexed cities
4
Next holiday
Independence Day
August 1, 2026
Airport pages
0
Operational country read
This page is classified as a compact country time hub. It combines city coverage, time-zone spread, holiday signals, airport links, and reference-market overlap so users can decide whether to open a city page, a meeting planner, or a travel page next.
Time-zone spread
Benin is modeled as a single-zone country on this page, so the main planning risk is not internal time spread but coordination with DST-observing countries elsewhere.
Largest indexed cluster: Africa/Porto-Novo · 4 cities.
Reference-market overlap
Benin overlaps 2 of 8 reference markets right now. Use those rows for live calls and treat the remaining markets as async handoffs.
Snapshot uses 8 reference market clocks against Africa/Porto-Novo.
Planning next step
Benin has a holiday calendar page; use it to check public-holiday disruption after confirming the local clock.
Country evidence
Practical use cases
Trust boundaries
Updated 2026-05-22 · ECB rates
Code
West African CFA Franc
Live ECB rate not available for this currency.
Conversion rates aren’t published for this currency by the ECB. The local code is shown for reference.
Capital
Porto-Novo
Population
13,224,860
Area
112,622 km²
Languages
French
Currencies
XOF
Indexed cities
4
Indexed airports
0
Next public holiday
August 1, 2026
Benin is one of the country intelligence hubs in WorldClockTools, so this page combines live timezone structure, major city clocks, holidays, airports, and same-day planning signals instead of stopping at a flat country index.
Benin currently spans 1 curated timezone. It sits in the Western Africa subregion. The wider region is Africa.
Mon, Jun 1
Abomey-Calavi
12:34 PM
Africa/Porto-Novo
Mon, Jun 1
Cotonou
12:34 PM
Africa/Porto-Novo
Mon, Jun 1
Parakou
12:34 PM
Africa/Porto-Novo
Mon, Jun 1
Porto-Novo
12:34 PM
Africa/Porto-Novo
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
| Reference market | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 12:34 PM | +0h | Good to call now |
| New York | 07:34 AM | -5h | Plan around office hours |
| Los Angeles | 04:34 AM | -8h | Plan around office hours |
| Dubai | 03:34 PM | +3h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 07:34 PM | +7h | Plan around office hours |
| Tokyo | 08:34 PM | +8h | Plan around office hours |
| Sydney | 09:34 PM | +9h | Plan around office hours |
| São Paulo | 08:34 AM | -4h | Plan around office hours |
Reference fields include Benin: ISO code, canonical slug, timezone roster, indexed cities, airport rows, next holiday, currency/language hints, reference-market overlap, and country-specific planning text.
Country time hubs work best when they connect to the deeper city, airport, compare, and market route families.