Current Time in Chad
Chad 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 Chad
It's 9:15 PM WAT (UTC+01:00) in Chad on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Chad does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+1 all year.
- Time zone
- West Africa Time
- IANA: Africa/Ndjamena
- 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
N'Djamena
Moundou
Abéché
Sarh
How Chad writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · ٢٥ نوفمبر ٢٠٢٦
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 م
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the ar-TD locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Chad
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Chad time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 8:15 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 3:15 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:15 PM | 9 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Fri 12:15 AM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 4:15 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 5:15 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 7:15 AM | 10 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 5:15 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
Chad at a glance
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Population
- 19,340,757
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Questions about time in Chad
- What time is it in Chad right now?
- When this page was generated it was 9:15 PM WAT (UTC+01:00) in Chad.
- How many time zones does Chad have?
- Chad uses one time zone, West Africa Time (IANA ID Africa/Ndjamena).
- Does Chad observe daylight saving time?
- No. Chad does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+1 all year.