What time zone is Garoua in?

Garoua is in West Africa Time (UTC+1), Africa/Douala. Standard time is UTC+1.

Does Garoua use daylight saving time?

No. Garoua stays on UTC+1 all year.

Time in Garoua

West Africa Time (UTC+1, UTC+1)

Current local time: 02:07

Next DST change: No offset change in the next year.

Current local time in Garoua: 02:07 · 11 Nov 2026

Garoua time zone

Time zone

UTC+1 · UTC+1standard time

No clock change is expected in the next year.

No clock changes this year.

All of Cameroon uses West Africa Time.

UTC+1 · UTC+1Littoral, Centre, North-West, West, Far North and moreNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Garoua

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Garoua
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	01:07	1 h behind	Compare Garoua and London
New York	20:07-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Garoua and New York
Los Angeles	17:07-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Garoua and Los Angeles
Berlin	02:07	Same time	Compare Garoua and Berlin
Dubai	05:07	3 h ahead	Compare Garoua and Dubai
New Delhi	06:37	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Garoua and New Delhi
Singapore	09:07	7 h ahead	Compare Garoua and Singapore
Tokyo	10:07	8 h ahead	Compare Garoua and Tokyo
Sydney	12:07	10 h ahead	Compare Garoua and Sydney
Copenhagen	02:07	Same time	Compare Garoua and Copenhagen

Sun in Garoua today

Daylight

11h 43m today - 0h 57m less than the longest day and 0h 8m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Garoua

City facts

Country: Cameroon
Region: North
Population: 34,957
Dialing code
Currency: XAF · Franc
Coordinates: 9.3014°, 13.3977°

Public holidays in Cameroon

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Feb112027
Youth Day
Thursday · in 92 days
National
Mar92027
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Tuesday · in 118 days
National
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 135 days
Nationallong weekend

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Casablancamatches until 7 Feb 2027
Berlinmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Madridmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Romematches until 28 Mar 2027
Parismatches until 28 Mar 2027
Hamburgmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Budapestmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Warsawmatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Guider93 km · Same time
Yola101 km · Same time
Jimeta103 km · Same time
Mubi108 km · Same time
Numan151 km · Same time
Pala166 km · Same time
Mokolo166 km · Same time
Maroua175 km · Same time
Al-Junaynah1089 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
El Geneina Fort1091 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Garoua in?: Garoua uses Africa/Douala: UTC+1 (UTC+1).
02Does Garoua have daylight saving time?: No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between Garoua and London?: Garoua is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Garoua from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Garoua.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Garoua in?: Garoua is in West Africa Time (UTC+1), Africa/Douala. Standard time is UTC+1.
02Does Garoua use daylight saving time?: No. Garoua stays on UTC+1 all year.
03What is the time difference between Garoua and UTC?: Garoua is UTC+1 all year.

Time in Garoua

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Youth Day

End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)

Good Friday

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now