Sudan · CAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Omdurman, Sudan runs on UTC+2. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 6-hour difference between Omdurman and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Omdurman lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Omdurman and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Omdurman lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Omdurman and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Omdurman lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Omdurman.
Practical Info
Omdurman (Sudan) is home to roughly 2.4M people. Today brings about 13.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:24, sunset at 18:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 16° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Sudan
Capital
Khartoum
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
CAT · Africa/Khartoum
Coordinates
15.64°N, 32.48°E
Currency
SDG (ج.س)
Calling Code
+249
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic, English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Omdurman's souq is one of the largest markets in Africa, and the camel market on its edge trades animals driven overland for weeks toward Egypt on the Forty Days Road, a route used for centuries.
The clock: Omdurman keeps UTC+2, directly across the Nile from Khartoum. Sudan moved from UTC+3 in 2017.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap