Current time in Dakar, Senegal

8:44:29 AM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Dakar is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), UTC±0. It doesn't change its clocks: the time zone database has no changes scheduled for the next 12 months.

About 2.6 million people live in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. The nearest airport with scheduled passenger flights is Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS, 40 km away).

Time zone: Africa/Dakar
UTC offset now: UTC±0
Daylight saving time: Not observed
Sunrise today: 7:03 AM
Sunset today: 6:44 PM
Daylight: 11 h 41 min
Population: 2,646,503
Currency: Franc (XOF)
Dialing code: +221
Languages (country): French, Wolof
Airports: DSS 40 km

Dakar · nominal UTC±0 band · night shaded

Cities near Dakar

Accra8:44 AM · ±0 h2,142 km away
Casablanca8:44 AM · ±0 h2,323 km away
Lagos9:44 AM · +1 h2,453 km away
Lisbon8:44 AM · ±0 h2,793 km away
Madrid9:44 AM · +1 h3,156 km away
Algiers9:44 AM · +1 h3,184 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for 14.69°, -17.44° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.