Current Time in Benin
Benin uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Benin
It's 8:02 PM WAT (UTC+01:00) in Benin on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Benin does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+1 all year.
- Time zone
- West Africa Time
- IANA: Africa/Porto-Novo
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00 (WAT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+1 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Cotonou
Abomey-Calavi
Porto-Novo
Parakou
How Benin writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 novembre 2026
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the fr-BJ locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Benin
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- National DayMon, 30 November 2026 · in 25 days
- Christmas DayFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's DayBoxing DaySat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Traditional DaySun, 10 January 2027 · in 66 days
Time difference from Benin
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Benin time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:02 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:02 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:02 AM | 9 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:02 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:02 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:02 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:02 AM | 10 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:02 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
Benin at a glance
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Population
- 13,224,860
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
Questions about time in Benin
- What time is it in Benin right now?
- When this page was generated it was 8:02 PM WAT (UTC+01:00) in Benin.
- How many time zones does Benin have?
- Benin uses one time zone, West Africa Time (IANA ID Africa/Porto-Novo).
- Does Benin observe daylight saving time?
- No. Benin does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+1 all year.
- What is the next public holiday in Benin?
- The next national public holiday is National Day on Mon, 30 November 2026.