Indexed entity
Douala is the douala-CM record in Cameroon: country slug cameroon, city slug douala, ISO CM, continent Africa, canonical IANA zone Africa/Douala.
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Live local time
Douala, Cameroon
11:01:34 AMTuesday, June 2, 2026 · Africa/Douala
Quick answer
It is currently 11:01:34 AM (WAT, UTC+01:00) in Douala, Cameroon — Business hours.
Pronunciation
Updated 8 days ago
Right now
24°C
Cloudy
3-day forecast
Tue
32°C
25°C
64% rain
Wed
31°C
24°C
88% rain
Thu
31°C
24°C
76% rain
Updated 2026-05-22 · ECB rates
Code
Central 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.
Today
Sunrise
06:08 AM
Sunset
06:29 PM
Day length
12h 20m
Golden hour
Blue hour
Civil twilight (–6°)
Nautical twilight (–12°)
Astronomical twilight (–18°)
Computed from latitude, longitude and date using the NOAA Solar Position Algorithm.
Reviewed by WorldClockTools editorial · Updated
Content reviewed Apr 30, 2026. City facts are content-reviewed separately from the live clock and from the generated city datasets. The current-time, daylight, weather, holiday, and business-overlap values are render-time snapshots for Douala, not permanent claims; verify legal, travel, market, or compliance decisions with official local sources.
Live values rendered at Jun 2, 10:01 AM UTC.
Current local time
11:01:34 AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Time zone
WAT
Africa/Douala · UTC+01:00
Next holiday
No upcoming public holiday in view
Holiday calendar signal unavailable
Business overlap now
2 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Douala right now
Nearest airport
DLA
Douala International Airport · 5 km
Indexed airports
2
Curated airport references available for Cameroon
Coordination board
A compact checklist for calls, launches, travel handoffs, and date-sensitive work tied to Douala, Cameroon.
Snapshot Jun 2, 2026 · 11:01 GMT+1
2 reference cities are overlapping now
Douala is currently inside the simple 09:00-17:00 local planning window.
Local status
In window
Offset now
UTC+01:00
Zone label
GMT+1
London
11:01 AM / +0h
Dubai
02:01 PM / +3h
Schedule risk
No upcoming country holiday signal in view
Travel cue
DLA Douala, 5 km
Daylight cue
Today's daylight window is 06:08 AM to 06:29 PM, with solar noon around 12:19 PM and total daylight of 12h 21m.
Mapped location
4.05°N, 9.70°E
Use these reference hubs as a first-pass call plan before opening a full meeting planner.
London
11:01 AM / +0h
Good live-call window with Douala right now.
New York
06:01 AM / -5h
Use as a follow-up or async handoff, not an immediate-call default.
Los Angeles
03:01 AM / -8h
Use as a follow-up or async handoff, not an immediate-call default.
Dubai
02:01 PM / +3h
Good live-call window with Douala right now.
Singapore
06:01 PM / +7h
Use as a follow-up or async handoff, not an immediate-call default.
Good for travel-day timing, hotel check-ins, and same-day arrival calls around Douala.
DLA · Douala International Airport
Douala
NSI · Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport
Yaoundé
Lock the timezone, not the offset
Use Africa/Douala for future-dated events. Current offset is UTC+01:00; stable January-to-July offset at UTC+01:00.
Pick a live coordination window
Start with London, Dubai because they overlap with Douala right now.
Check local interruptions
No upcoming country holiday signal in view. Nearest curated airport reference: DLA Douala, 5 km.
Guard against stale assumptions
No upcoming offset change was detected in the next two calendar years for Africa/Douala. Editorial review date: 2026-04-30.
Watch the DST and holiday edge cases
Douala has no near-term DST change or holiday interruption in view, but future rules can still be revised by local authorities.
These values are planning context from the live clock, IANA timezone rules, curated city and airport records, and holiday calendars when available. Confirm official office, aviation, market, legal, or compliance decisions with the relevant source.
Local planning context
Route, catalog identity, coordinates, population record, timezone snapshot, nearby cities, and travel anchors for Douala.
Canonical route
/time/cameroon/douala/
Catalog identity
douala-CM · CM · Africa
Coordinate cell
4.05°N, 9.70°E · lat 4.048 · lon 9.704 · cell 405:970
Population record
1,338,082 residents · country rank 1
Zone snapshot
Africa/Douala · GMT+1 · UTC+01:00
January / July offsets
UTC+01:00 / UTC+01:00
Nearest indexed neighbor
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea · 107 km
Nearest world hub
London · 5,356 km
Closest airport references
DLA Douala 5 km · NSI Yaoundé 208 km
Zone peer roster
Yaoundé, Cameroon · Bamenda, Cameroon · Bafoussam, Cameroon
The page below keeps the timezone answer attached to the real local record for Douala: country facts, coordinate bands, nearby-city distances, airport references, and current calendar signals.
Douala is the douala-CM record in Cameroon: country slug cameroon, city slug douala, ISO CM, continent Africa, canonical IANA zone Africa/Douala.
4.05°N, 9.70°E; Northern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere; rounded latitude band 4 and longitude band 9; exact decimal pair 4.04827, 9.70428.
Cameroon: official name Republic of Cameroon; capital Yaoundé; region Africa; subregion Middle Africa; country population 29,442,327; area 475,442 km²; languages English, French; currencies XAF Central African CFA franc. This is the country layer behind the Douala clock, not a generic timezone-only record.
Cameroon: Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both geostrategic locations. Cameroon's population of nearly 31 million people speak 250 native languages, in addition to the national tongues of English and French. The capital city of the country is Yaoundé. Source: Wikipedia.
Malabo [malabo-GQ, GQ, Africa/Malabo, 107 km]; Bafoussam [bafoussam-CM, CM, Africa/Douala, 178 km]; Yaoundé [yaounde-CM, CM, Africa/Douala, 202 km]; Bamenda [bamenda-CM, CM, Africa/Douala, 218 km]; Bata [bata-GQ, GQ, Africa/Malabo, 243 km]; Ebebiyin [ebebiyin-GQ, GQ, Africa/Malabo, 278 km]; Libreville [libreville-GA, GA, Africa/Libreville, 407 km]; Owendo [owendo-GA, GA, Africa/Libreville, 418 km]
Douala is part of this indexed country cluster: Douala [douala-CM, Africa/Douala, pop 1,338,082]; Yaoundé [yaounde-CM, Africa/Douala, pop 1,299,369]; Bamenda [bamenda-CM, Africa/Douala, pop 420,445]; Bafoussam [bafoussam-CM, Africa/Douala, pop 373,268].
London 5,356 km; Dubai 5,399 km; São Paulo 6,828 km; New York 9,184 km; Singapore 10,453 km; Los Angeles 13,115 km; Tokyo 13,191 km; Sydney 14,838 km
DLA Douala International Airport in Douala [CM, 5 km]; NSI Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport in Yaoundé [CM, 208 km]
Country-level airport pages linked from this city context include DLA Douala International Airport in Douala [CM]; NSI Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport in Yaoundé [CM].
Douala renders Jun 2, 2026 · 11:01 GMT+1; GMT+1 at UTC+01:00; January UTC+01:00; July UTC+01:00; next holiday not currently surfaced.
This evidence pack keeps the manual city dossier tied to the concrete route, coordinate, population, timezone, neighbor, airport, holiday, and source signals currently available for Douala.
Douala is a manual-dossier city; rank #1 of 4 retained Cameroon city pages. The route is /time/cameroon/douala/ and the city id is douala-CM.
Douala has 15 of 17 factual signals available on this render. Missing long-form editorial is not treated as missing time data when route, zone, coordinates, country, nearby-city, and planning signals are present.
Douala is pinned at 4.05°N, 9.70°E; Malabo (107 km); London (5,356 km).
Africa/Douala resolves to stable UTC+01:00 offset across January and July. 3 retained city pages share this zone; 0 same-zone anchors are outside Cameroon.
DLA Douala International Airport (5 km) · no upcoming public-holiday signal in view · 2 country airport references · 0 holidays in the current country-year snapshot.
Douala uses IANA timezone math, curated GeoNames-derived city records, a city reference summary, a country reference summary, OurAirports links where mapped, Nager.Date holiday rows where available, and local solar/weather snapshots where coordinates are present.
These notes are pulled from the city-context and reference-summary snapshots, so same-timezone cities do not rely only on shared UTC offset text.
Douala: Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country's major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA). It is the commercial and economic capital of Cameroon and the entire CEMAC region comprising Gabon, Congo, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic and Cameroon. Consequently, it handles most of the country's major exports, such as oil, cocoa and coffee, timber, metals and fruits. As of 2025, the city and its surrounding area had an estimated population of 4,346,000, while the city proper had an estimated population of 3,816,500. The city sits on the estuary of the Wouri River and its climate is tropical.
Does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset (+01:00) is constant year-round.
Douala is listed in the dataset snapshot as 1 hour ahead of UTC (offset +01:00). On the same clock as London, 8 hours behind Tokyo.
Geographically at longitude 9.70°, Douala's mean solar noon falls about 21 minutes after civil 12:00 under the year-round civil offset — local sunrise and sunset run later on the clock than they would on true solar time.
Douala sits at 4.05°N, within ten degrees of the equator — day length stays close to twelve hours year-round and seasonal sunrise/sunset variation is minimal.
Douala sits at 4.05°N, within ten degrees of the equator — day length stays close to twelve hours year-round and seasonal sunrise/sunset variation is minimal.
Computed from the city coordinates using the NOAA solar position model across 2026. These values are mechanical and identical for every year-relative render, so two cities at different latitudes always produce distinct numbers.
Longest day
Jun 3 (12h 21m)
Shortest day
Dec 11 (11h 53m)
Year-round average
12h 7m
Annual swing
0h 28m
See the full daylight curve for Douala at /sun/douala/.
Each row projects a hub's 09:00-17:00 local working day into Douala local time so a glance reveals when each market is reachable from this city.
| Hub | IANA zone | Window in Douala |
|---|---|---|
| New York | America/New_York | 14:00 - 22:00 |
| London | Europe/London | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Frankfurt | Europe/Berlin | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Dubai | Asia/Dubai | 06:00 - 14:00 |
| Mumbai | Asia/Kolkata | 04:30 - 12:30 |
| Singapore | Asia/Singapore | 02:00 - 10:00 |
| Hong Kong | Asia/Hong_Kong | 02:00 - 10:00 |
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | 01:00 - 09:00 |
Douala is the largest city and economic capital of Cameroon, with a population of around 1.3 million in the city and more across its metropolitan area. It observes West Africa Time (WAT, UTC+1) year-round with no daylight saving. Located on the estuary of the Wouri River near the Gulf of Guinea, Douala is home to the country's principal seaport, which handles the majority of Cameroon's foreign trade and also serves landlocked neighbours including Chad and the Central African Republic. While Yaoundé is the political capital, Douala is the commercial and industrial heart of the nation, hosting most of its major businesses and one of its busiest international airports. The city has a hot, humid equatorial climate and is one of Central Africa's key trade gateways.
Sources
Last verified 2026-05-20 (manual).
Reference fields include Douala's city id, coordinates, timezone, country profile, nearby cities, airport links, holidays, weather, and related event/market context.
Snapshot at render time: 11:01:34 AM on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in Douala (UTC+01:00, WAT).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 23
Day of Year
Day 153
Days Remaining
212
Sunrise and sunset
06:08 AM to 06:29 PM
Day length 12h 21m · Solar noon 12:19 PM
Tracked countdowns rendered for Douala local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
1.3M
Coordinates
4.05, 9.70
Timezone
Africa/Douala
Indexed airports
2
Capital
Yaoundé
Languages
English, French
Currency
XAF (Fr)
Country area
475,442 km²
Douala, Cameroon (population rank #1 in this dataset). Time zone: Africa/Douala (WAT, UTC+01:00); population ~1.3M.
Coordinates: 4.05°N, 9.70°E. Equatorial Hemisphere deep tropics, ~449 km from the equator.
Today the sun rises around 06:08 AM and sets around 06:29 PM in Douala — about 12h 21m of daylight. Cameroon stays on standard time here, so UTC+01:00 is stable through the year.
Malabo (107 km from Douala) gives this page its nearest mapped city context, with 2 curated airport pages indexed for Cameroon.
Douala is indexed as a Africa city in the CM country record, using Africa/Douala as its canonical IANA timezone. The canonical route for this city is /time/cameroon/douala/.
Location context: 4.05°N, 9.70°E; population 1,338,082; nearest indexed city Malabo is about 107 km away; closest reference hub is London, about 5,356 km away.
Country planning context: capital Yaoundé; subregion Middle Africa; languages English, French; currency XAF (Fr); area 475,442 km²; 2 curated airport references; no upcoming holiday signal currently in view.
Does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset (+01:00) is constant year-round.
Douala is listed in the dataset snapshot as 1 hour ahead of UTC (offset +01:00). On the same clock as London, 8 hours behind Tokyo.
Geographically at longitude 9.70°, Douala's mean solar noon falls about 21 minutes after civil 12:00 under the year-round civil offset — local sunrise and sunset run later on the clock than they would on true solar time.
Douala sits at 4.05°N, within ten degrees of the equator — day length stays close to twelve hours year-round and seasonal sunrise/sunset variation is minimal.
Major metropolitan area with around 1.3 million residents in the city proper.
Related clock anchors for Douala: Yaoundé (same time), Sydney (+9h), Tokyo (+8h), Singapore (+7h), Mumbai (+4.5h).
Cross-link to the most-searched comparison pages so you can plan calls and travel between cities.
cameroon
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Timezone
WAT
IANA Zone
Africa/Douala
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 23
Day of Year
Day 153
Days Remaining
212
Quarter
Q2
London
+0h
New York
-5h
Los Angeles
-8h
Dubai
+3h
Singapore
+7h
Tokyo
+8h
Sydney
+9h
São Paulo
-4h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Douala.
City time, coordinate and population facts on this page are derived from the following authoritative datasets.
Distances from Douala: closest hubs London (~5,356 km), Dubai (~5,399 km), São Paulo (~6,828 km); farthest indexed hub Sydney (~14,838 km).
Douala sits inside Cameroon — the Middle Africa subregion, capital Yaoundé, languages English, French, currency XAF (Fr).
Closest indexed cities to Douala: Malabo (107 km), Bafoussam (178 km), Yaoundé (202 km), Bamenda (218 km).
Closest curated airport references from Douala: DLA Douala (5 km), NSI Yaoundé (208 km).
Douala International AirportDLA
Douala · 5 km from Douala
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 45m
Yaoundé Nsimalen International AirportNSI
Yaoundé · 208 km from Douala
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 1m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
Coordination pulse
2 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 11:01 AM | +0h | Good to call now |
| New York | 06:01 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 03:01 AM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 02:01 PM | +3h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 06:01 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 07:01 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 08:01 PM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 07:01 AM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Douala is in the Africa/Douala timezone (WAT), with a UTC offset of +01:00.
Douala does not have a detected daylight-saving offset change in the current IANA rules. The offset resolves to UTC+01:00 in both January and July for this year.
The current UTC offset for Douala is UTC+01:00.
No. The business-hours blocks use a simple 09:00-17:00 local-time planning window for Douala, plus live comparisons with reference cities. Confirm office, market, legal, or holiday-sensitive hours with the relevant official source.
The live clock, offset, daylight, weather, holiday, and business-overlap values are render-time snapshots from Jun 2, 2026 · 11:01 GMT+1. Static city facts are reviewed separately and come from curated timezone, city, airport, holiday, and country-profile datasets.
Douala sits at 4.05°N, 9.70°E in Cameroon, with about 1.3M residents (rank #1 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Douala is London, about 5,356 km away as the crow flies.
Malabo is the closest indexed city, roughly 107 km from Douala.
Douala International Airport (DLA) is the closest curated airport reference, about 5 km from Douala.
Douala uses Central African CFA franc (XAF, symbol Fr) as the local currency of Cameroon.
The longest day of 2026 in Douala falls on Jun 3 with about 12h 21m of daylight. The shortest is Dec 11 with 11h 53m; the year-round average is 12h 7m.
In Douala local time, the 09:00-17:00 working day of major hubs falls at: New York 14:00-22:00; London 09:00-17:00; Frankfurt 08:00-16:00; Dubai 06:00-14:00. These windows shift twice a year when northern-hemisphere DST starts and ends.