Gabon · WAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Libreville, Gabon 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 Libreville 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 Libreville lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Libreville 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 Libreville lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Libreville 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 Libreville 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 Libreville.
Practical Info
Libreville (Gabon) is home to roughly 850K people. Today brings about 12.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:18, sunset at 18:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 0° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Gabon
Capital
Libreville 👑
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
WAT · Africa/Libreville
Coordinates
0.39°N, 9.45°E
Currency
XAF (FCFA)
Calling Code
+241
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Gabon is roughly 88% forested, one of the highest proportions in the world, and set aside 13 national parks at once in 2002 covering about 11% of national territory. Libreville is the base for most of that work.
The clock: Libreville keeps UTC+1 almost exactly on the equator, where the sun rises and sets within minutes of the same time every day of the year.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap