Current local time in Nouakchott, Mauritania

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

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

Nouakchott time zone

Nouakchott uses Greenwich Mean Time (UTC), UTC. There is no daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year. All of Mauritania uses one time zone, Greenwich Mean Time.

Time difference from Nouakchott

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 Nouakchott today

Sunrise 07:20 · Sunset 18:48 · Day length 11h 28m.

About Nouakchott

Mauritania

Coordinates: 18.0858°, -15.9785°
Population: 1,184,530
Dialing code: +222
Currency: MRU (Ouguiya)

Public holidays in Mauritania

Saturday 28 November - Independence Day
Friday 1 January - New Year's Day
Saturday 1 May - Labour Day
Tuesday 25 May - Africa Day
Sunday 28 November - Independence Day

Airports near Nouakchott

Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport (NKC), 25 km north

Same time zone

London · Abidjan · Bamako · Dakar · Kumasi · Ouagadougou · Nouadhibou · Kiffa · Dar Naim · Néma · Mbera · Ksar

All of Mauritania uses one time zone, Greenwich Mean Time.

Nearby cities

Saint-Louis · Louga · Nouadhibou · Touba · Tivaouane · Mbaké · Thiès · Thiès Nones

Quick answers

Common questions

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