Current Time in Gabon
Gabon 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 Gabon
It's 9:15 PM WAT (UTC+01:00) in Gabon on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Gabon does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+1 all year.
- Time zone
- West Africa Time
- IANA: Africa/Libreville
- 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
Libreville
Port-Gentil
Franceville
Owendo
How Gabon 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-GA locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Gabon
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas DayBožićFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- New Year's DayFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Renovation DayFri, 12 March 2027 · in 127 days
- Easter MondayMon, 29 March 2027 · in 144 days
- Women's DaySat, 17 April 2027 · in 163 days
Time difference from Gabon
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Gabon 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) |
Gabon at a glance
- Capital
- Libreville
- Population
- 2,469,296
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Questions about time in Gabon
- What time is it in Gabon right now?
- When this page was generated it was 9:15 PM WAT (UTC+01:00) in Gabon.
- How many time zones does Gabon have?
- Gabon uses one time zone, West Africa Time (IANA ID Africa/Libreville).
- Does Gabon observe daylight saving time?
- No. Gabon does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+1 all year.
- What is the next public holiday in Gabon?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Day on Fri, 25 December 2026.