Morocco changes time zone to permanent GMT
2026-06-25
Morocco's head of government Aziz Akhannouch announced today that Morocco will change time zone offset to GMT (same as UTC) at 02:00 on 20 September 2026, and stop observing daylight saving time.
The change also applies to Western Sahara.
Morocco is currently observing GMT +1, except for during Ramadan, when the time has been set one hour back, to GMT.
Time now in Morocco: time.is/Morocco
Time now in Western Sahara: time.is/Western_Sahara
Source
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moroccoworldnews.com
Morocco to Abolish GMT+1 After Summer
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