Ivory Coast · GMT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast runs on UTC+0. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 4-hour difference between Yamoussoukro and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Yamoussoukro lines up with 09:00–14:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Yamoussoukro and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Yamoussoukro lines up with 10:00–18:00 in London. There is a 9-hour difference between Yamoussoukro and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Reykjavík, Accra, Dakar. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Yamoussoukro.
Practical Info
Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast) is home to roughly 362K people. Today brings about 12.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:06, sunset at 18:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+0 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 7° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Ivory Coast
Capital
Yamoussoukro 👑
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
GMT · Africa/Abidjan
Coordinates
6.83°N, 5.28°W
Currency
XOF (CFA)
Calling Code
+225
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace covers about 30,000 square metres and is recognised by Guinness as the largest church building on Earth — larger than St Peter's, which it was modelled on. It stands in a town of a few hundred thousand.
The clock: Yamoussoukro keeps UTC+0 and has been the official capital since 1983, though Abidjan remains the seat of most government business.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
6h overlap