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Laayoune

UTC+1

Western Sahara · UTC+1

Summer
01:45:39Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 07:00↓ 20:5424:00
Sunrise
07:00
Sunset
20:54
Daylight
13.9hrs
Population
220K
Season
Summer
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Laayoune, Western Sahara 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 Laayoune 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 Laayoune lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Laayoune 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 Laayoune lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Laayoune 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 Laayoune 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 Laayoune.

Practical Info

Laayoune (Western Sahara) is home to roughly 220K people. Today brings about 13.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:00, sunset at 20:54. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 27° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Capital

Laayoune 👑

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

UTC+1 · Africa/El_Aaiun

Coordinates

27.15°N, 13.20°W

Currency

MAD (د.م.)

Calling Code

+212

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Arabic, Berber

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

The Last Unresolved Decolonisation

Western Sahara has been on the UN list of non-self-governing territories since 1963, and the referendum promised when Spain withdrew in 1975 has never been held. Laayoune is its largest city.

The clock: Laayoune keeps UTC+1, following Moroccan time including the Ramadan reversion.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

7h overlap
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