Current time in Porto-Novo
Friday, 17 July 2026
Porto-Novo, Benin · Africa/Porto-Novo · UTC+01:00
Time-zone identity for Porto-Novo
- IANA zone
Africa/Porto-Novo- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+1
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Porto-Novo is currently 1 hour ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Porto-Novo
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 22 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Porto-Novo
Conditions near Porto-Novo and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Patchy rain nearby
- Feels like
- 17°C
- Humidity
- 85%
- Wind
- 16.2 km/h W
- Recent precipitation
- 0.1 mm
3-day forecast
- Light rain shower23°C to 25°C90% chance of precipitationWind up to 16.2 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby23°C to 28°C61% chance of precipitationWind up to 17.6 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby23°C to 29°C42% chance of precipitationWind up to 19.1 km/h
Forecast valid from 00:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:17:45.860Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:32:45.860Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Porto-Novo
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Porto-Novo, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Porto-Novo
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Africa/Porto-Novo local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Solar noon
- 12:56
- Civil twilight
- 06:20–19:32
Moon
- Moonrise
- 09:32
- Moonset
- 22:01
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 13%
Capital city context
About Porto-Novo, capital of Benin
Porto-Novo is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Benin. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Benin
- Administrative area
- Ouémé, Benin
- Population
- 264,320
- Coordinates
- 6.4965° N, 2.6036° E. The elevation is 20 metres.
Country context
Benin at a glance
Country information for Benin. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Porto-Novo is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- BJ · BEN · 204
- Population
- 11,485,048
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Calling code
- +229
- Languages
- French (Benin)
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Africa/Porto-Novo.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Porto-Novo
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Porto-Novo. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- MissérétéOuémé, Benin7.1 km north
Africa/Porto-NovoSame local time - AdjarraOuémé, Benin8.3 km northeast
Africa/Porto-NovoSame local time - AvrankouOuémé, Benin8.4 km northeast
Africa/Porto-NovoSame local time - EkpéOuémé, Benin14 km southwest
Africa/Porto-NovoSame local time - SemiOuémé, Benin15 km south
Africa/Porto-NovoSame local time - BanigbéPlateau, Benin20 km northeast
Africa/Porto-NovoSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Africa/Porto-Novo when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 2392087 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:17:45.840Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:17:45.860Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:00:45.658Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.