Libya · EET
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Benghazi, Libya runs on UTC+2. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 6-hour difference between Benghazi and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Benghazi lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Benghazi and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Benghazi lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Benghazi and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Benghazi lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Benghazi.
Practical Info
Benghazi (Libya) is home to roughly 651K people. Today brings about 14.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 19:48. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 32° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Libya
Capital
Tripoli
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
EET · Africa/Tripoli
Coordinates
32.12°N, 20.07°E
Currency
LYD (ل.د)
Calling Code
+218
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Benghazi stands on the site of Euesperides, founded by Greeks around 525 BC and later abandoned when its lagoon silted up. Cyrene, nearby, was one of the great intellectual centres of the Greek world.
The clock: Benghazi keeps UTC+2. The Green Mountain behind it is the wettest part of Libya, receiving enough rain to support forest in a country that is over 90% desert.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap