Morocco · WEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Rabat, Morocco 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 Rabat 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 Rabat lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Rabat 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 Rabat lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Rabat 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 Rabat 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 Rabat.
Practical Info
Rabat (Morocco) is home to roughly 578K people. Today brings about 14.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 19:42. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 34° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Morocco
Capital
Rabat 👑
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
WEST · Africa/Casablanca
Coordinates
34.02°N, 6.84°W
Currency
MAD (د.م.)
Calling Code
+212
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Hassan Tower was meant to be the largest minaret in the world. Construction stopped in 1199 when the sultan died, leaving it at about 44 metres of a planned 86, surrounded by several hundred columns of a mosque that was never roofed.
The clock: Rabat keeps UTC+1, with the Ramadan exception. It has been Morocco's capital since 1912, though Fes, Marrakech and Meknes all held the title before it.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap