Current local time in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Current local time in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Greenwich Mean Time (UTC, UTC), no daylight saving time. Compare Freetown time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Freetown: 17:39 · Friday, 30 October 2026

Freetown time zone

Freetown uses Greenwich Mean Time (UTC), UTC. There is no daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Time difference from Freetown

City	Difference	Time there
London	Same time	17:39	Compare
New York	4 hours behind	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	7 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	1 hour ahead	18:39	Compare
Dubai	4 hours ahead	21:39	Compare
Delhi	5 hours 30 minutes ahead	23:09	Compare
Singapore	8 hours ahead	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	9 hours ahead	02:39	Compare
Sydney	11 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	1 hour ahead	18:39	Compare

Sun in Freetown today

Sunrise 06:59 · Sunset 18:47 · Day length 11h 49m.

About Freetown

Sierra Leone

Region: Western Area
Coordinates: 8.4871°, -13.2356°
Population: 802,639
Dialing code: +232
Currency: SLE (Leone)

Public holidays in Sierra Leone

Friday 25 December - Christmas Day
Saturday 26 December - Boxing Day
Friday 1 January - New Year's Day
Thursday 18 February - Armed Forces Day
Monday 8 March - International Women's Day

Airports near Freetown

Lungi International Airport (FNA), 15 km north

Same time zone

London · Abidjan · Bamako · Dakar · Kumasi · Ouagadougou · Kenema · Bo · Koidu · Makeni · Waterloo · Port Loko

Nearby cities

Conakry · Camayenne · Dixinn · Manéah · Dubréka · Bo · Kindia · Kenema

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Freetown in?: Freetown uses Greenwich Mean Time (UTC), UTC.
02Does Freetown have daylight saving time?: No. The UTC offset stays the same all year.
03What is the time difference between Freetown and London?: The current difference is 0 hours.
04What is a good time to call Freetown from New York?: Between 09:00 - 13:00 in New York (13:00 - 17:00 in Freetown), both are within working hours.