Current time in Khartoum
Khartoum is the capital of Sudan, located in Sudan within the Northern Africa region. It uses the Africa/Khartoum IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+02:00 (GMT+2). With a population of around 5.3M, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Sudan, so knowing the local time here is important for government contacts, official deadlines, and national event schedules.
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Khartoum, Sudan
Timezone
Africa/Khartoum
UTC offset
UTC+02:00
Standard
CAT
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Khartoum for calls, travel, and planning
Khartoum is the capital of Sudan, located in Sudan within the Northern Africa region. It uses the Africa/Khartoum IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+02:00 (GMT+2). With a population of around 5.3M, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Sudan, 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 Khartoum for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 1 hour behind Khartoum. New York is currently 6 hours behind Khartoum.
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Timezone
Africa/Khartoum
UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
Timezone abbreviation
GMT+2
DST
Not active
Region
Northern Africa
Country
Sudan
State / Area
Khartoum
Calling Code
+249
City profile
Useful local details for Khartoum
Khartoum is located in Sudan, Sudan, in the Africa continent. The primary languages spoken here are Arabic, English. The city has a population of approximately 5.3M, ranking it #52 in Sudan by size. For timezone purposes, Khartoum uses Africa/Khartoum (UTC+02:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
Travel and calls
Daylight Saving Time
Khartoum does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+02:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Khartoum does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
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Planning calls with Khartoum
For work calls, the standard business window in Khartoum is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT+2. 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 Khartoum local time before inviting people across Northern Africa or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Khartoum uses SDG and the calling code for Sudan is +249. Languages spoken here include Arabic, English. The city has a population of around 5.3M, making it a local reference point for timezone planning in Northern Africa.
Use for daylight saving
Khartoum does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+02:00 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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