Current Local Time in Benin

Benin uses the GMT+1 time zone (UTC+01:00). Daylight saving time is not observed.

21:55:52
Sunday, May 10, 2026
GMT+1 · UTC+01:00

About Benin

Capital
Porto-Novo
Population
12,123,000
Area
114,763 km²
Currency
West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Dial code
+229
Domain
.bj
ISO 3166 codes
BJ / BEN
Coordinates
9.31, 2.32

Daylight saving time

Observes DST
No

Sun in Porto-Novo today

Sunrise
06:32
Solar noon
12:48
Sunset
19:03
Daylight
12h 30m

Local time in Benin cities

Time in CotonouTime in Porto NovoTime in ParakouTime in Djougou

Distance and time difference from Benin

CityDistanceTime difference
Paris4400 km+1h
London4700 kmsame time
Dubai5850 km+3h
São Paulo6450 km-4h
New York8180 km-5h
Singapore11240 km+7h
Tokyo13310 km+8h
Sydney15830 km+9h

Great-circle distances from the country centroid; time differences from Porto-Novo computed against current offsets.

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