What time zone is Kanifing in?

Kanifing is in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC), Africa/Banjul. Standard time is UTC.

Does Kanifing use daylight saving time?

No. Kanifing stays on UTC all year.

Time in Kanifing

Greenwich Mean Time (UTC, UTC)

Current local time: 00:56

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

Current local time in Kanifing: 00:56 · 11 Nov 2026

Kanifing time zone

Time zone

UTC+0 · UTC+0standard time

No clock change is expected in the next year.

No clock changes this year.

All of Gambia uses Greenwich Mean Time.

UTC+0 · UTC+0Banjul, Western, North Bank, Lower River, Upper RiverNo daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Kanifing

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Kanifing
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	00:56	Same time	Compare Kanifing and London
New York	19:56-1 day	5 h behind	Compare Kanifing and New York
Los Angeles	16:56-1 day	8 h behind	Compare Kanifing and Los Angeles
Berlin	01:56	1 h ahead	Compare Kanifing and Berlin
Dubai	04:56	4 h ahead	Compare Kanifing and Dubai
New Delhi	06:26	5 h 30 min ahead	Compare Kanifing and New Delhi
Singapore	08:56	8 h ahead	Compare Kanifing and Singapore
Tokyo	09:56	9 h ahead	Compare Kanifing and Tokyo
Sydney	11:56	11 h ahead	Compare Kanifing and Sydney
Copenhagen	01:56	1 h ahead	Compare Kanifing and Copenhagen

Sun in Kanifing today

Daylight

11h 33m today - 1h 23m less than the longest day and 0h 13m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Kanifing

City facts

Country: Gambia
Region: Banjul
Population: 17,159
Dialing code
Currency: GMD · Dalasi
Coordinates: 13.4464°, -16.6744°

Public holidays in Gambia

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Feb182027
Independence Day
Thursday · in 99 days
National
Mar22027
Lailat al-Qadr
Tuesday · in 111 days
National
Mar92027
Korité
Tuesday · in 118 days
National

Airports near Kanifing

Airports

BJL
Banjul International Airport
12 km south
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Londonmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Birminghammatches until 28 Mar 2027
Dublinmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Glasgowmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Manchestermatches until 28 Mar 2027
Sheffieldmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Leedsmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lisbonmatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Brikama20 km · Same time
Kaolack102 km · Same time
Ziguinchor107 km · Same time
Mbour113 km · Same time
Tiébo140 km · Same time
Diourbel141 km · Same time
Kaffrine142 km · Same time
Bargny Guèdj150 km · Same time
Praia755 km · 1 h behind - no DST
Dakhla1141 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Kanifing in?: Kanifing uses Africa/Banjul: UTC+0 (UTC+0).
02Does Kanifing have daylight saving time?: No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between Kanifing and London?: Kanifing is same time relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Kanifing from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 11:00-12:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Kanifing.

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 Kanifing in?: Kanifing is in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC), Africa/Banjul. Standard time is UTC.
02Does Kanifing use daylight saving time?: No. Kanifing stays on UTC all year.
03What is the time difference between Kanifing and UTC?: Kanifing is UTC all year.

Time in Kanifing

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Independence Day

Lailat al-Qadr

Korité

Banjul International Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now