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Time in Western Sahara now

09:08:00

Sabotsy, Janoary 17, 2026, herinandro 3

Art's Birthday / Benjamin Franklin Day

Masoandro ↑ 08:35 ↓ 19:26 (10ora 51mn) - Fanazavana fanampiny - Ovao ho Western Sahara ny toerana misy anao - Ampiana ao amin'ny toerana tena tianao

Time zone info for Western Sahara

UTC +1

West Africa Time (WAT)
amin'izao fotoana izao 6 ora ahead of New York

From 15 Febroary 2026: UTC +0 / Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
The time in Western Sahara can be either 4, 5 na 6 ora ahead of the time in New York, depending on the time of the year.
Latest time zone news: Morocco will return to UTC +1 earlier than expected
The IANA time zone identifier for Western Sahara is Africa/El_Aaiun.

Alahady Aprily 6 2025

Latest change: Standard time started

Switched to UTC +1 / West Africa Time (WAT).
The time was set forward ora iray from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Alahady Febroary 15 2026

Next change: GMT starts

Switching to UTC +0 / Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
The time will be set back ora iray from 03:00 to 02:00 local time.

Time difference
from Western Sahara

Los Angeles	−9 ora	−9 ora
Chicago	−7 ora	−7 ora
New York	−6 ora	−6 ora
Toronto	−6 ora	−6 ora
São Paulo	−4 ora	−4 ora
London	−1 ora	−1 ora
UTC	−1 ora	−1 ora
Lagos	0
Paris	0
Zurich	0
Cairo	+1 ora
Johannesburg	+1 ora
Istanbul	+2 ora
Moscow	+2 ora
Dubai	+3 ora
Mumbai	+4,5 ora
Hong Kong	+7 ora
Shanghai	+7 ora
Singaporo	+7 ora
Tokyo	+8 ora
Sydney	+10 ora

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Western Sahara on the map

Kontinenta: Afrika
Velarana: 266 000 km²
Renivohitra: Laayoune
Sandam-bola: Dirham (MAD)
Calling code: +212
Internet top level domain: .eh
Latitude: 24,49. Longitude: -12,66
Mponina: 273 000

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Annual average temperatures
for Western Sahara 1901-2021

Each of the stripes represents one year.
Graphics by Ed Hawkins, using data from Berkeley Earth.
See showyourstripes.info.