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Time in Western Sahara now

 
 
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Western Sahara switches to a different time zone at 02:00 on Sunday, September 20. The time is set one hour back.
Sun: ↑ 07:36 ↓ 19:55 (12h 19m) - More info - Make Western Sahara time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Western Sahara

UTC +1
West Africa Time (WAT)
now 5 hours ahead of New York
Sunday March 22 2026
Latest change: Summer time started
  • Switched to UTC +1 / West Africa Time (WAT).
  • The time was set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.
Sunday September 20 2026
Next change: Winter time starts
  • Switching to UTC +0 / Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
  • The time will be set back one hour from 02:00 to 01:00 local time.

Time difference
from Western Sahara

Los Angeles
−8 hours		−8 hours
Chicago
−6 hours		−6 hours
New York
−5 hours		−5 hours
Toronto
−5 hours		−5 hours
São Paulo
−4 hours		−4 hours
UTC
−1 hours		−1 hours
Lagos0
London0
Johannesburg+1 hours
Paris+1 hours
Zurich+1 hours
Cairo+2 hours
Istanbul+2 hours
Moscow+2 hours
Dubai+3 hours
Mumbai+4.5 hours
Hong Kong+7 hours
Shanghai+7 hours
Singapore+7 hours
Tokyo+8 hours
Sydney+9 hours
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Western Sahara on the map

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Annual average temperatures
for Western Sahara 1901-2021

Each of the stripes represents one year.
Graphics by Ed Hawkins, using data from Berkeley Earth.
See showyourstripes.info.