Burkina Faso · GMT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso runs on UTC+0. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 4-hour difference between Bobo-Dioulasso and New York. 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. There is a 1-hour difference between Bobo-Dioulasso and London. 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. There is a 9-hour difference between Bobo-Dioulasso and Tokyo. 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, Accra, Dakar. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Bobo-Dioulasso.
Practical Info
Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) is home to roughly 1.0M people. Today brings about 12.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 18:42. 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.
Flag
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?
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.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
6h overlap