Sudan · CAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Port Sudan, 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 Port Sudan 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 Port Sudan lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Port Sudan 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 Port Sudan lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Port Sudan 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 Port Sudan 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 Port Sudan.
Practical Info
Port Sudan (Sudan) is home to roughly 490K people. Today brings about 13.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:54, sunset at 18:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 20° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Sudan
Capital
Khartoum
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
CAT · Africa/Khartoum
Coordinates
19.62°N, 37.22°E
Currency
SDG (ج.س)
Calling Code
+249
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic, English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Port Sudan handles the overwhelming majority of Sudan's seaborne trade on a coast of about 700 km with few natural harbours. It was built from 1905 to replace Suakin, whose coral-block old town was abandoned and is now ruins.
The clock: Port Sudan keeps UTC+2. Its reefs are among the least-dived and best-preserved in the Red Sea.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap