Western Sahara · UTC+1
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
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?
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
Working Hours
7h overlap