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Calling Code +226
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09:00+9h
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Sun & moon in Bobo-Dioulasso today

Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
18:08
Daylight
12.0hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Bobo-Dioulasso

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Working hours in Bobo-Dioulasso

9h overlap

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Time zone guide for Bobo-Dioulasso

Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso runs on UTC+0. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Bobo-Dioulasso and New York is 4 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Bobo-Dioulasso lines up with 09:00–14:00 in New York. The time difference between Bobo-Dioulasso and London is 1 hour. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Bobo-Dioulasso lines up with 10:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between Bobo-Dioulasso and Tokyo is 9 hours. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Reykjavík, Casablanca, Accra. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Bobo-Dioulasso.

Practical information for Bobo-Dioulasso

Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) is home to roughly 1.0M people. Today brings about 12.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:06, sunset at 18:08. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 11° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Capital

Ouagadougou

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

GMT · Africa/Ouagadougou

Coordinates

11.18°N, 4.30°W

Currency

XOF (CFA)

Calling Code

+226

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

French

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Mosque Built of Mud

The Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso, built around 1880 in Sudano-Sahelian style, is made of mud brick with projecting wooden beams that serve as permanent scaffolding for the annual re-plastering.

The clock: Bobo-Dioulasso keeps UTC+0. It is Burkina Faso's cultural capital and the base of much of its music.

The sun and the clock in Bobo-Dioulasso (2026)

Solar noon12:17on UTC+0 standard time
Longest day12h 47m22 June
Shortest day11h 28m22 December
Yearly average12h 8mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise05:5331 May
Latest sunset18:4513 July

Bobo-Dioulasso lies at 4.3°W. Its time zone, UTC+0, is built around the prime meridian (0°). The 4.3° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 17 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:17 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC+0 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 12h 47m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 11h 28m. The swing between them is 1h 19m. Inside the tropics the day length stays within a narrow band all year.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Bobo-Dioulasso the sun comes up earliest on 31 May at 05:53, while the latest sunset waits until 13 July at 18:45. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Bobo-Dioulasso that civil twilight runs about 21 minutes at the equinox.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Bobo-Dioulasso?

The official timezone for Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso is Africa/Ouagadougou with a current UTC offset of UTC+0.

What is the population and location of Bobo-Dioulasso?

Bobo-Dioulasso has an estimated population of 1.0M and is located at coordinates 11.18°N, 4.30°W.

How many hours of daylight does Bobo-Dioulasso get?

Bobo-Dioulasso gets 12h 47m of daylight on its longest day and 11h 28m on its shortest, averaging 12h 8m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Bobo-Dioulasso?

Solar noon in Bobo-Dioulasso falls at about 12:17 on UTC+0 standard time, because the city sits 4.3° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Bobo-Dioulasso?

A Mosque Built of Mud: The Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso, built around 1880 in Sudano-Sahelian style, is made of mud brick with projecting wooden beams that serve as permanent scaffolding for the annual re-plastering.