What Timezone is Senegal In?

Timezone of Senegal UTC

Facts last checked 9 October 2026.

Current time in Senegal (UTC): —
Standard time shown — daylight saving may apply at certain times of year.

Senegal uses a single timezone: UTC. The whole country keeps the same clock, which makes planning calls and travel straightforward.

When it is 12:00 noon UTC, the time in Senegal (UTC) is 12:00. Counting down to a trip? Try a countdown timer set to local Senegal time.

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Time difference between Senegal and major cities

City	Standard offset	Senegal is… (compared with that city)
London	UTC+0	the same time
New York	UTC-5	5 hours ahead
Los Angeles	UTC-8	8 hours ahead
Dubai	UTC+4	4 hours behind
Mumbai / Delhi	UTC+5.5	5.5 hours behind
Tokyo	UTC+9	9 hours behind
Sydney	UTC+10	10 hours behind

Based on standard (winter) time. Where a place observes daylight saving the gap changes by an hour for part of the year.

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Senegal in context

Senegal covers 196,722 km², making it the 86th largest of the 196 countries on this site.
Its population density of about 95 people per km² ranks 94th of 196 (1st = most crowded).
It shares a land border with 4 countries: Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania.
With 18,593,258 people, Senegal holds about 4.2% of the population of Western Africa.
That is roughly 1.3% of the Africa total counted on this site.
Traffic drives on the right, and calendars start the week on Monday.
Senegal is a member state of the United Nations.

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