Gabon · WAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Port-Gentil, 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 Port-Gentil 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 Port-Gentil lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Port-Gentil 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 Port-Gentil lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Port-Gentil 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 Port-Gentil 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 Port-Gentil.
Practical Info
Port-Gentil (Gabon) is home to roughly 140K people. Today brings about 12.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:24, sunset at 18:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 1° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Gabon
Capital
Libreville
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
WAT · Africa/Libreville
Coordinates
0.72°S, 8.78°E
Currency
XAF (FCFA)
Calling Code
+241
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Port-Gentil is on Mandji Island and has no road connection to the rest of Gabon — everything arrives by boat or plane, in a country that is 88% forest. It handles most of Gabon's oil.
The clock: Port-Gentil keeps UTC+1 almost exactly on the equator.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap