What time is it in Western Sahara?

The zones

The time zone of Western Sahara

Identifiers as the IANA time zone database defines them, which is the database every operating system and browser resolves a zone against.

Africa/El_Aaiun

UTC+01:00UTC+01:00, no summer time

Summer time

When the clocks change in Western Sahara

The dates below are for Africa/El_Aaiun in 2026, read from the time zone database rather than from a remembered rule.

15 Feb

Clocks go back by 60 minutes, to UTC.

22 Mar

Clocks go forward by 60 minutes, to UTC+01:00.

20 Sep

Clocks go back by 60 minutes, to UTC.

The light

Sunrise and sunset in Western Sahara

Computed for 25.00, -13.00 at sea level, in Africa/El_Aaiun, on the four days that mark the year. Times are to the nearest minute and take no account of terrain.