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Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius, located in Mauritius within the Sub-Saharan Africa region. It uses the Indian/Mauritius IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+04:00 (GMT+4). With a population of around 149,194, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Mauritius, so knowing the local time here is important for government contacts, official deadlines, and national event schedules.
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Port Louis, Mauritius
Timezone
Indian/Mauritius
UTC offset
UTC+04:00
Standard
MUT
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Port Louis for calls, travel, and planning
Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius, located in Mauritius within the Sub-Saharan Africa region. It uses the Indian/Mauritius IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+04:00 (GMT+4). With a population of around 149,194, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Mauritius, 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 Port Louis for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 3 hours behind Port Louis. New York is currently 8 hours behind Port Louis.
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Timezone
Indian/Mauritius
UTC Offset
UTC+04:00
Timezone abbreviation
GMT+4
DST
Not active
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country
Mauritius
State / Area
Calling Code
+230
City profile
Useful local details for Port Louis
Port Louis is located in Mauritius, Mauritius, in the Africa continent. The primary languages spoken here are English, French. The city has a population of approximately 149,194, ranking it #409 in Mauritius by size. For timezone purposes, Port Louis uses Indian/Mauritius (UTC+04:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
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Daylight Saving Time
Port Louis does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+04:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Mauritius does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
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Planning calls with Port Louis
For work calls, the standard business window in Port Louis is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT+4. 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.
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Check Port Louis local time before inviting people across Sub-Saharan Africa or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Port Louis uses MUR and the calling code for Mauritius is +230. Languages spoken here include English, French. The city has a population of around 149,194, making it a local reference point for timezone planning in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Use for daylight saving
Port Louis does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+04:00 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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