No clock change is expected in the next year.
No clock changes this year.
All of Benin uses West Africa Time.
- UTC+1 · UTC+1Littoral, Atlantique, Ouémé, Borgou, Zou and moreNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Zé
Time difference11h 50m today - 0h 41m less than the longest day and 0h 6m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
- ⌖Region
- Atlantique
- ◉Population
- 16,903
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- XOF · Franc
Public holidays in Benin
HolidaysChristmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekendVodoun Festival
Thursday · in 58 days
NationalVodoun Festival
Friday · in 59 days
Nationallong weekendEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Tuesday · in 119 days
National
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now


Berlinmatches until 28 Mar 2027 
Madridmatches until 28 Mar 2027 
Romematches until 28 Mar 2027 
Parismatches until 28 Mar 2027 


Warsawmatches until 28 Mar 2027









Kumasi433 km · 1 h behind - no DST 
Abidjan715 km · 1 h behind - no DST
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Zé in?
- Zé uses Africa/Porto-Novo: UTC+1 (UTC+1).
- 02Does Zé have daylight saving time?
- No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
- 03What is the time difference between Zé and London?
- Zé is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
- 04What is a good time to call Zé from New York?
- A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Zé.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.