Current Time in Dakar
What time is it in Dakar right now? Below is the live current local time in Dakar, Senegal.
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Time zone information for Dakar
- Time zone name
- Africa/Dakar
- Abbreviation
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- UTC / GMT offset
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- Daylight saving
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Greenwich Mean Time — no daylight saving.
Compare Dakar with other cities
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What you need to know before scheduling something with Dakar — when the clocks move, which days are the weekend, and when the working day overlaps with yours.
Daylight saving
Dakar does not observe daylight saving time. The offset from UTC stays the same all year, so the gap between you and Dakar changes whenever your clocks move, not theirs.
The working week
Senegal follows the common Monday-to-Friday working week with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
When you can reach the major hubs
Times below are in Dakar’s local clock, assuming both sides work 09:00–17:00.
| City | Difference | Overlap in Dakar time |
|---|---|---|
| New York | -4 h | 13:00–17:00 |
| London | +1 h | 09:00–16:00 |
| Singapore | +8 h | no overlap in normal office hours |
| Sydney | +10 h | no overlap in normal office hours |
Upcoming public holidays in Senegal
- All Saints' Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
- End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Easter Monday
- National Holiday
Public holidays only. Regional and observance days are not listed, and dates that depend on lunar observation may shift by a day.