Time zones in Africa

Africa is divided into several different time zones, determined by the longitude of a particular region. The time zones in Africa are as follows:

UTC+01:00: This time zone is observed in countries in Western and Northern Africa, including Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.
UTC+02:00: This time zone is observed in countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, including Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.
UTC+03:00: This time zone is observed in countries in Eastern Africa, including Djibouti and Somalia.

Many African countries observe Daylight Saving Time (DST), which temporarily shifts the standard time in a region by one hour during certain parts of the year. This is done better by using sunlight during the longer days of summer. Some African countries that observe DST include South Africa, Egypt, and Libya.

Move your cursor above that African area you want to see the current time for and click to view the time zone and your actual time details.

Scroll with your mouse to zoom, or use the zoom buttons on the left side of the map. For Google Street View, pull that small yellow man from the left side on the Africa map.

The following table lists the African time zone abbreviations.

Abbreviation	Full name	Other abbreviations	Timezone
CAT	Central Africa Time		UTC + 2 hours
CET	Central European Time	MEZ	UTC + 1 hour
CVT	Cape Verde Time		UTC – 1 hour
EAT	Eastern Africa Time		UTC + 3 hours
EEST	Eastern European Summer Time		UTC + 3 hours
EET	Eastern European Time		UTC + 2 hours
GMT	Greenwich Mean Time		UTC
MUT	Mauritius Time		UTC + 4 hours
RET	Reunion Time		UTC + 4 hours
SAST	South Africa Standard Time		UTC + 2 hours
SCT	Seychelles Time		UTC + 4 hours
WAST	West Africa Summer Time		UTC + 2 hours
WAT	West Africa Time		UTC + 1 hour
WEST	Western European Summer Time	WESZ	UTC + 1 hour
WET	Western European Time		UTC
WST	Western Sahara Summer Time		UTC + 1 hour
WT	Western Sahara Standard Time		UTC

Time zones in Africa

Time zones in other regions