Current Time in Porto-Novo, Benin 🇧🇯
Lat/Long:
6.5° N,
2.6° E
Population: 264,000
Country:
🇧🇯
Benin
IANA Timezone:
Africa/Porto-Novo
UTC Offset:
+01:00
Timezone:
WAT
Daylight Saving Time:
No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Benin:
WAT
Time in Porto-Novo — FAQ
Answers refreshed each request based on Porto-Novo's current local time, time zone, and DST status.
What time is it in Porto-Novo right now?
The current local time in Porto-Novo, Benin is 11:06 (Wednesday, July 29, 2026). Porto-Novo observes the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone, which is UTC+1 .
Which time zone does Porto-Novo use?
Porto-Novo uses Africa/Porto-Novo, an IANA time zone identifier. Use this identifier when configuring calendar apps, servers or scheduling software to ensure the correct UTC offset and daylight-saving rules are applied for Porto-Novo.
Does Porto-Novo observe daylight saving time?
Porto-Novo is currently NOT on daylight saving time. DST transitions follow the rules of the IANA Africa/Porto-Novo time zone; the changeover dates differ from year to year and are applied automatically by all major operating systems.
What is the UTC offset for Porto-Novo?
Right now Porto-Novo is at UTC+1. The offset shifts by ±1 hour at daylight-saving transitions if Porto-Novo observes DST.
When does the day change in Porto-Novo?
Midnight in Porto-Novo occurs when the local time displayed above reads 00:00 in the Africa/Porto-Novo zone. Since Porto-Novo is at UTC+1, the date here is ahead of UTC by 1 hours.