What time zone is Kotu in?

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

Does Kotu use daylight saving time?

No. Kotu stays on UTC all year.

Time in Kotu

Greenwich Mean Time (UTC, UTC)

Current local time: 23:49

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

Current local time in Kotu: 23:49 · 10 Nov 2026

Kotu 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 Kotu

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Kotu
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	23:49	Same time	Compare Kotu and London
New York	18:49	5 h behind	Compare Kotu and New York
Los Angeles	15:49	8 h behind	Compare Kotu and Los Angeles
Berlin	00:49+1 day	1 h ahead	Compare Kotu and Berlin
Dubai	03:49+1 day	4 h ahead	Compare Kotu and Dubai
New Delhi	05:19+1 day	5 h 30 min ahead	Compare Kotu and New Delhi
Singapore	07:49+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Kotu and Singapore
Tokyo	08:49+1 day	9 h ahead	Compare Kotu and Tokyo
Sydney	10:49+1 day	11 h ahead	Compare Kotu and Sydney
Copenhagen	00:49+1 day	1 h ahead	Compare Kotu and Copenhagen

Sun in Kotu today

Daylight

11h 33m today - 1h 22m less than the longest day and 0h 13m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Kotu

City facts

Country: Gambia
Region: Banjul
Population: 19,634
Dialing code
Currency: GMD · Dalasi
Coordinates: 13.4594°, -16.7053°

Public holidays in Gambia

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekend
Feb182027
Independence Day
Thursday · in 100 days
National
Mar22027
Lailat al-Qadr
Tuesday · in 112 days
National
Mar92027
Korité
Tuesday · in 119 days
National

Airports near Kotu

Airports

BJL
Banjul International Airport
15 km south-east
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

Brikama22 km · Same time
Kaolack103 km · Same time
Ziguinchor110 km · Same time
Mbour111 km · Same time
Tiébo140 km · Same time
Diourbel141 km · Same time
Kaffrine144 km · Same time
Bargny Guèdj148 km · Same time
Praia752 km · 1 h behind - no DST
Dakhla1140 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Kotu

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Independence Day

Lailat al-Qadr

Korité

Banjul International Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now