Indexed entity
Bamako is the bamako-ML record in Mali: country slug mali, city slug bamako, ISO ML, continent Africa, canonical IANA zone Africa/Bamako.
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Live local time
Bamako, Mali
10:42:03 AMTuesday, June 2, 2026 · Africa/Bamako
Quick answer
It is currently 10:42:03 AM (GMT, UTC+00:00) in Bamako, Mali — Business hours.
Pronunciation
Updated 8 days ago
Right now
26°C
Clear
3-day forecast
Tue
37°C
26°C
22% rain
Wed
36°C
27°C
51% rain
Thu
34°C
23°C
55% rain
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.
Today
Sunrise
06:05 AM
Sunset
06:54 PM
Day length
12h 49m
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 Bamako, not permanent claims; verify legal, travel, market, or compliance decisions with official local sources.
Live values rendered at Jun 2, 10:42 AM UTC.
Current local time
10:42:03 AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Time zone
GMT
Africa/Bamako · UTC+00:00
Next holiday
No upcoming public holiday in view
Holiday calendar signal unavailable
Business overlap now
2 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Bamako right now
Nearest airport
BKO
Modibo Keita International Airport · 9 km
Indexed airports
1
Curated airport references available for Mali
Coordination board
A compact checklist for calls, launches, travel handoffs, and date-sensitive work tied to Bamako, Mali.
Snapshot Jun 2, 2026 · 10:42 GMT
2 reference cities are overlapping now
Bamako is currently inside the simple 09:00-17:00 local planning window.
Local status
In window
Offset now
UTC+00:00
Zone label
GMT
London
11:42 AM / +1h
Dubai
02:42 PM / +4h
Schedule risk
No upcoming country holiday signal in view
Travel cue
BKO Bamako, 9 km
Daylight cue
Today's daylight window is 06:05 AM to 06:54 PM, with solar noon around 12:30 PM and total daylight of 12h 49m.
Mapped location
12.61°N, 7.98°W
Use these reference hubs as a first-pass call plan before opening a full meeting planner.
London
11:42 AM / +1h
Good live-call window with Bamako right now.
New York
06:42 AM / -4h
Use as a follow-up or async handoff, not an immediate-call default.
Los Angeles
03:42 AM / -7h
Use as a follow-up or async handoff, not an immediate-call default.
Dubai
02:42 PM / +4h
Good live-call window with Bamako right now.
Singapore
06:42 PM / +8h
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 Bamako.
BKO · Modibo Keita International Airport
Bamako
Lock the timezone, not the offset
Use Africa/Bamako for future-dated events. Current offset is UTC+00:00; stable January-to-July offset at UTC+00:00.
Pick a live coordination window
Start with London, Dubai because they overlap with Bamako right now.
Check local interruptions
No upcoming country holiday signal in view. Nearest curated airport reference: BKO Bamako, 9 km.
Guard against stale assumptions
No upcoming offset change was detected in the next two calendar years for Africa/Bamako. Editorial review date: 2026-04-30.
Watch the DST and holiday edge cases
Bamako 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 Bamako.
Canonical route
/time/mali/bamako/
Catalog identity
bamako-ML · ML · Africa
Coordinate cell
12.61°N, 7.98°W · lat 12.609 · lon -7.975 · cell 1261:-798
Population record
4,227,569 residents · country rank 1
Zone snapshot
Africa/Bamako · GMT · UTC+00:00
January / July offsets
UTC+00:00 / UTC+00:00
Nearest indexed neighbor
Ségou, Mali · 208 km
Nearest world hub
London · 4,383 km
Closest airport references
BKO Bamako 9 km
Zone peer roster
Sikasso, Mali · Koutiala, Mali · Ségou, Mali
The page below keeps the timezone answer attached to the real local record for Bamako: country facts, coordinate bands, nearby-city distances, airport references, and current calendar signals.
Bamako is the bamako-ML record in Mali: country slug mali, city slug bamako, ISO ML, continent Africa, canonical IANA zone Africa/Bamako.
12.61°N, 7.98°W; Northern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere; rounded latitude band 12 and longitude band -8; exact decimal pair 12.60915, -7.97522.
Mali: official name Republic of Mali; capital Bamako; region Africa; subregion Western Africa; country population 22,395,489; area 1,240,192 km²; languages French; currencies XOF West African CFA franc. This is the country layer behind the Bamako clock, not a generic timezone-only record.
Mali: Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the eighth-largest country in Africa and the 23rd largest country in the world, with an area of over 1,240,192 square kilometres (478,841 sq mi). Source: Wikipedia.
Ségou [segou-ML, ML, Africa/Bamako, 208 km]; Koutiala [koutiala-ML, ML, Africa/Bamako, 274 km]; Kankan [kankan-GN, GN, Africa/Conakry, 287 km]; Sikasso [sikasso-ML, ML, Africa/Bamako, 289 km]; Bobo-Dioulasso [bobo-dioulasso-BF, BF, Africa/Ouagadougou, 431 km]; Korhogo [korhogo-CI, CI, Africa/Abidjan, 434 km]; Nzérékoré [nzerekore-GN, GN, Africa/Conakry, 547 km]; Koidu [koidu-SL, SL, Africa/Freetown, 549 km]
Bamako is part of this indexed country cluster: Bamako [bamako-ML, Africa/Bamako, pop 4,227,569]; Sikasso [sikasso-ML, Africa/Bamako, pop 349,324]; Koutiala [koutiala-ML, Africa/Bamako, pop 218,031]; Ségou [segou-ML, Africa/Bamako, pop 205,787].
London 4,383 km; São Paulo 5,817 km; Dubai 6,742 km; New York 7,084 km; Los Angeles 11,017 km; Singapore 12,334 km; Tokyo 13,658 km; Sydney 16,849 km
BKO Modibo Keita International Airport in Bamako [ML, 9 km]
Country-level airport pages linked from this city context include BKO Modibo Keita International Airport in Bamako [ML].
Bamako renders Jun 2, 2026 · 10:42 GMT; GMT at UTC+00:00; January UTC+00:00; July UTC+00:00; 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 Bamako.
Bamako is a manual-dossier city; rank #1 of 4 retained Mali city pages. The route is /time/mali/bamako/ and the city id is bamako-ML.
Bamako 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.
Bamako is pinned at 12.61°N, 7.98°W; Ségou (208 km); London (4,383 km).
Africa/Bamako resolves to stable UTC+00:00 offset across January and July. 3 retained city pages share this zone; 0 same-zone anchors are outside Mali.
BKO Modibo Keita International Airport (9 km) · no upcoming public-holiday signal in view · 1 country airport reference · 0 holidays in the current country-year snapshot.
Bamako 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.
Bamako: Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, West Africa, with a 2022 population of 4,227,569. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country.
Does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset (+00:00) is constant year-round.
Bamako is listed in the dataset snapshot as aligned with UTC (offset +00:00). 1 hour behind London, 9 hours behind Tokyo.
Geographically at longitude -7.98°, Bamako's mean solar noon falls about 32 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.
Bamako sits at 12.61°N, in the northern tropics, so the sun passes nearly overhead twice a year and the longest-to-shortest day swing stays under about ninety minutes.
Bamako sits at 12.61°N, in the northern tropics, so the sun passes nearly overhead twice a year and the longest-to-shortest day swing stays under about ninety minutes.
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 13 (12h 52m)
Shortest day
Dec 14 (11h 23m)
Year-round average
12h 8m
Annual swing
1h 29m
See the full daylight curve for Bamako at /sun/bamako/.
Each row projects a hub's 09:00-17:00 local working day into Bamako local time so a glance reveals when each market is reachable from this city.
| Hub | IANA zone | Window in Bamako |
|---|---|---|
| New York | America/New_York | 13:00 - 21:00 |
| London | Europe/London | 08:00 - 16:00 |
| Frankfurt | Europe/Berlin | 07:00 - 15:00 |
| Dubai | Asia/Dubai | 05:00 - 13:00 |
| Mumbai | Asia/Kolkata | 03:30 - 11:30 |
| Singapore | Asia/Singapore | 01:00 - 09:00 |
| Hong Kong | Asia/Hong_Kong | 01:00 - 09:00 |
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | 00:00 - 08:00 |
Capital status
National capital of Mali
Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a metropolitan population estimated at over 4 million, making it one of the fastest-growing urban areas in West Africa. The city straddles the Niger River in the country's southwest and serves as Mali's administrative, economic, and cultural hub. Bamako observes Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) year-round and does not use daylight saving, sharing the offset that runs through several West African states. The city grew from a small trading town of a few thousand people at the start of the 20th century into a major regional centre, and its name is commonly linked to a Bambara phrase meaning 'crocodile river.' Bamako is a hub for Malian music, hosting a renowned creative scene, and functions as a key node for trade across the Sahel.
Sources
Last verified 2026-05-20 (manual).
Reference fields include Bamako's city id, coordinates, timezone, country profile, nearby cities, airport links, holidays, weather, and related event/market context.
Snapshot at render time: 10:42:03 AM on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in Bamako (UTC+00:00, GMT).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 23
Day of Year
Day 153
Days Remaining
212
Sunrise and sunset
06:05 AM to 06:54 PM
Day length 12h 49m · Solar noon 12:30 PM
Tracked countdowns rendered for Bamako local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Adobe MAX 2026
keynoteTuesday, November 10, 2026
161 days to go
NeurIPS 2026
keynoteSunday, December 6, 2026
187 days to go
Xbox Games Showcase 2026
keynoteSunday, June 7, 2026
5 days to go
Code with Claude Tokyo 2026
keynoteWednesday, June 10, 2026
8 days to go
ICML 2026
keynoteMonday, July 6, 2026
34 days to go
Population
4.2M
Coordinates
12.61, -7.98
Timezone
Africa/Bamako
Indexed airports
1
Capital
Bamako
Languages
French
Currency
XOF (Fr)
Country area
1,240,192 km²
Bamako, Mali (population rank #1 in this dataset). Time zone: Africa/Bamako (GMT, UTC+00:00); population ~4.2M.
Coordinates: 12.61°N, 7.98°W. Northern Hemisphere tropics, ~1400 km from the equator.
Today the sun rises around 06:05 AM and sets around 06:54 PM in Bamako — about 12h 49m of daylight. Mali stays on standard time here, so UTC+00:00 is stable through the year.
Ségou (208 km from Bamako) gives this page its nearest mapped city context, with 1 curated airport pages indexed for Mali.
Bamako is indexed as a Africa city in the ML country record, using Africa/Bamako as its canonical IANA timezone. The canonical route for this city is /time/mali/bamako/.
Location context: 12.61°N, 7.98°W; population 4,227,569; nearest indexed city Ségou is about 208 km away; closest reference hub is London, about 4,383 km away.
Country planning context: capital Bamako; subregion Western Africa; languages French; currency XOF (Fr); area 1,240,192 km²; 1 curated airport references; no upcoming holiday signal currently in view.
Does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset (+00:00) is constant year-round.
Bamako is listed in the dataset snapshot as aligned with UTC (offset +00:00). 1 hour behind London, 9 hours behind Tokyo.
Geographically at longitude -7.98°, Bamako's mean solar noon falls about 32 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.
Bamako sits at 12.61°N, in the northern tropics, so the sun passes nearly overhead twice a year and the longest-to-shortest day swing stays under about ninety minutes.
Major metropolitan area with around 4.2 million residents in the city proper.
Related clock anchors for Bamako: Sikasso (same time), Sydney (+10h), Tokyo (+9h), Mumbai (+5.5h), São Paulo (−3h).
Cross-link to the most-searched comparison pages so you can plan calls and travel between cities.
mali
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Timezone
GMT
IANA Zone
Africa/Bamako
UTC Offset
UTC+00:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 23
Day of Year
Day 153
Days Remaining
212
Quarter
Q2
London
+1h
New York
-4h
Los Angeles
-7h
Dubai
+4h
Singapore
+8h
Tokyo
+9h
Sydney
+10h
São Paulo
-3h
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 Bamako.
City time, coordinate and population facts on this page are derived from the following authoritative datasets.
Distances from Bamako: closest hubs London (~4,383 km), São Paulo (~5,817 km), Dubai (~6,742 km); farthest indexed hub Sydney (~16,849 km).
Bamako sits inside Mali — the Western Africa subregion, capital Bamako, languages French, currency XOF (Fr).
Closest indexed cities to Bamako: Ségou (208 km), Koutiala (274 km), Kankan (287 km), Sikasso (289 km).
Closest curated airport references from Bamako: BKO Bamako (9 km).
Modibo Keita International AirportBKO
Bamako · 9 km from Bamako
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 46m
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 | 11:42 AM | +1h | Good to call now |
| New York | 06:42 AM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 03:42 AM | -7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 02:42 PM | +4h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 06:42 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 07:42 PM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 08:42 PM | +10h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 07:42 AM | -3h | Check the overlap widget below |
Bamako is in the Africa/Bamako timezone (GMT), with a UTC offset of +00:00.
Bamako does not have a detected daylight-saving offset change in the current IANA rules. The offset resolves to UTC+00:00 in both January and July for this year.
The current UTC offset for Bamako is UTC+00:00.
No. The business-hours blocks use a simple 09:00-17:00 local-time planning window for Bamako, 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 · 10:42 GMT. Static city facts are reviewed separately and come from curated timezone, city, airport, holiday, and country-profile datasets.
Bamako sits at 12.61°N, 7.98°W in Mali, with about 4.2M residents (rank #1 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Bamako is London, about 4,383 km away as the crow flies.
Ségou is the closest indexed city, roughly 208 km from Bamako.
Modibo Keita International Airport (BKO) is the closest curated airport reference, about 9 km from Bamako.
Bamako uses West African CFA franc (XOF, symbol Fr) as the local currency of Mali.
The longest day of 2026 in Bamako falls on Jun 13 with about 12h 52m of daylight. The shortest is Dec 14 with 11h 23m; the year-round average is 12h 8m.
In Bamako local time, the 09:00-17:00 working day of major hubs falls at: New York 13:00-21:00; London 08:00-16:00; Frankfurt 07:00-15:00; Dubai 05:00-13:00. These windows shift twice a year when northern-hemisphere DST starts and ends.