Current time in Casablanca
Casablanca is a major city in Morocco, in Casablanca-Settat, Morocco in the Northern Africa region. The city runs on Africa/Casablanca (UTC+01:00, GMT+1). With a population of around 3.8M, it is a significant economic and cultural hub, and its local time is frequently needed for scheduling calls, coordinating shipments, and planning travel across Africa.
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Casablanca, Morocco
Timezone
Africa/Casablanca
UTC offset
UTC+01:00
Standard
WET
DST
WEST
Local time guide
Time in Casablanca for calls, travel, and planning
Casablanca is a major city in Morocco, in Casablanca-Settat, Morocco in the Northern Africa region. The city runs on Africa/Casablanca (UTC+01:00, GMT+1). With a population of around 3.8M, it is a significant economic and cultural hub, and its local time is frequently needed for scheduling calls, coordinating shipments, and planning travel across Africa.
Use this page when you need the live local time in Casablanca for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently the same time as Casablanca. New York is currently 5 hours behind Casablanca.
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Timezone
Africa/Casablanca
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
Timezone abbreviation
GMT+1
DST
Not active
Region
Northern Africa
Country
Morocco
State / Area
Casablanca-Settat
Calling Code
+212
City profile
Useful local details for Casablanca
Casablanca is located in Casablanca-Settat, Morocco, in the Africa continent. The primary languages spoken here are Arabic, French. The city has a population of approximately 3.8M, ranking it #62 in Morocco by size. For timezone purposes, Casablanca uses Africa/Casablanca (UTC+01:00). It observes daylight saving time, switching between WET and WEST depending on the time of year.
Travel and calls
Daylight Saving Time
Casablanca observes daylight saving time. Its standard abbreviation is WET, and it switches to WEST during daylight saving periods. Because DST rules do not change on the same dates worldwide, the time difference between Casablanca and other cities can shift for part of the year always check the exact date when scheduling recurring meetings.
Casablanca does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
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Planning calls with Casablanca
For work calls, the standard business window in Casablanca is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT+1. If the other party is in a distant timezone, verify the exact date before sending a calendar invite daylight saving transitions can shift the overlap by an hour without warning.
Local planning notes
Use for meetings
Check Casablanca local time before inviting people across Northern Africa or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Casablanca uses MAD and the calling code for Morocco is +212. Languages spoken here include Arabic, French. The city has a population of around 3.8M, making it a major regional hub for timezone planning in Northern Africa.
Use for daylight saving
Casablanca observes daylight saving time. Its standard abbreviation is WET, and it switches to WEST during daylight saving periods. Because DST rules do not change on the same dates worldwide, the time difference between Casablanca and other cities can shift for part of the year always check the exact date when scheduling recurring meetings.
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Rabat share the Africa/Casablanca timezone with Casablanca. These cities have the same current offset and follow the same daylight saving schedule, so they are useful alternatives when comparing local time across the region.
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