Cotonou

Timezone Guide

Cotonou, Benin runs on UTC+1. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 5-hour difference between Cotonou and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 14:00–18:00 in Cotonou lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Cotonou and London currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Cotonou lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Cotonou and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Cotonou lines up with 17:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Lisbon, Lagos, Casablanca. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Cotonou.

Practical Info

Cotonou (Benin) is home to roughly 1.2M people. Today brings about 12.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:30, sunset at 19:00. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 6° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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