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Dakar is the capital of Senegal, located in Senegal within the Sub-Saharan Africa region. It uses the Africa/Dakar IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+00:00 (GMT). With a population of around 1.1M, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Senegal, so knowing the local time here is important for government contacts, official deadlines, and national event schedules.
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Dakar, Senegal
Timezone
Africa/Dakar
UTC offset
UTC+00:00
Standard
GMT
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Dakar for calls, travel, and planning
Dakar is the capital of Senegal, located in Senegal within the Sub-Saharan Africa region. It uses the Africa/Dakar IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+00:00 (GMT). With a population of around 1.1M, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Senegal, so knowing the local time here is important for government contacts, official deadlines, and national event schedules.
Use this page when you need the live local time in Dakar for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 1 hour ahead of Dakar. New York is currently 4 hours behind Dakar.
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Timezone
Africa/Dakar
UTC Offset
UTC+00:00
Timezone abbreviation
GMT
DST
Not active
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country
Senegal
State / Area
Dakar
Calling Code
+221
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Useful local details for Dakar
Dakar is located in Senegal, Senegal, in the Africa continent. The primary language spoken here is French. The city has a population of approximately 1.1M, ranking it #204 in Senegal by size. For timezone purposes, Dakar uses Africa/Dakar (UTC+00:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
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Daylight Saving Time
Dakar does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+00:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Dakar does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
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Planning calls with Dakar
For work calls, the standard business window in Dakar is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT. 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 Dakar local time before inviting people across Sub-Saharan Africa or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Dakar uses XOF and the calling code for Senegal is +221. Languages spoken here include French. The city has a population of around 1.1M, making it a local reference point for timezone planning in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Use for daylight saving
Dakar does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+00:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
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