No clock change is expected in the next year.
No clock changes this year.
All of Burkina Faso uses Greenwich Mean Time.
- UTC+0 · UTC+0Centre, Hauts-Bassins, Centre-Ouest, Nord, Centre-Nord and moreNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Gao
Time difference11h 37m today - 1h 12m less than the longest day and 0h 10m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
- ⌖Region
- Centre-Ouest
- ◉Population
- 26,453
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- XOF · Franc
Public holidays in Burkina Faso
HolidaysProclamation of the Republic
Friday · in 29 days
Nationallong weekendChristmas Day
Friday · in 43 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 50 days
Nationallong weekendAnniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d’état
Sunday · in 52 days
NationalInternational Women’s Day
Monday · in 116 days
Nationallong weekend
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now

Londonmatches until 28 Mar 2027 

Dublinmatches until 28 Mar 2027 



Leedsmatches until 28 Mar 2027 
Lisbonmatches until 28 Mar 2027









Lagos841 km · 1 h ahead - no DST 
Kano1165 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Gao in?
- Gao is in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC), Africa/Ouagadougou. Standard time is UTC.
- 02Does Gao use daylight saving time?
- No. Gao stays on UTC all year.
- 03What is the time difference between Gao and UTC?
- Gao is UTC all year.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.