Current time in Bissau
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau · Africa/Bissau · UTC+00:00
Time-zone identity for Bissau
- IANA zone
Africa/Bissau- UTC offset now
- UTC+00:00
- Current zone label
- GMT
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Bissau is currently the same clock time as UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Bissau
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 21 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Bissau
Conditions near Bissau and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Partly Cloudy
- Feels like
- 20°C
- Humidity
- 84%
- Wind
- 18.4 km/h SW
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Light rain shower25°C to 26°C88% chance of precipitationWind up to 24.5 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby25°C to 28°C82% chance of precipitationWind up to 19.8 km/h
- Light rain shower25°C to 28°C82% chance of precipitationWind up to 20.5 km/h
Forecast valid from 21:45 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T22:06:35.622Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T22:21:35.622Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Bissau
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Bissau, 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 Bissau
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in Africa/Bissau local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Solar noon
- 13:09
- Civil twilight
- 06:23–19:54
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:47
- Moonset
- 21:36
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 6%
Capital city context
About Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau
Bissau is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Guinea-Bissau. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Guinea-Bissau
- Administrative area
- Guinea-Bissau
- Population
- 439,704
- Coordinates
- 11.8636° N, 15.5977° W. The elevation is 13 metres.
Country context
Guinea-Bissau at a glance
Country information for Guinea-Bissau. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Bissau is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- GW · GNB · 624
- Population
- 1,874,309
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Calling code
- +245
- Languages
- Portuguese (Guinea-Bissau) and pov
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Africa/Bissau.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Bissau
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Bissau. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Sintra-NemaBissau, Guinea-BissauLess than 1 km away
Africa/BissauSame local time - MissiraBissau, Guinea-Bissau1 km west
Africa/BissauSame local time - BelemBissau, Guinea-Bissau1.3 km southwest
Africa/BissauSame local time - Reino de BandimBissau, Guinea-Bissau1.5 km south
Africa/BissauSame local time - LuandaBissau, Guinea-Bissau1.7 km north
Africa/BissauSame local time - Bairro MilitarBissau, Guinea-Bissau2.3 km northwest
Africa/BissauSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Africa/Bissau 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 2374775 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T22:06:35.600Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T22:06:35.622Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T13:50:00.276Z
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.