BamakoMali
Current time in Bamako, Mali
Friday, 25 September 2026
Greenwich Mean TimeUTC+00:00
⛶ Full-screen clockBamako time at a glance
- Country
- Mali
- Location
- Capital city of Mali
- Time zone
Africa/Bamako- UTC offset now
UTC+00:00- Current zone label
- GMT
- Next clock change
- No upcoming change available
Bamako time guide
Does Bamako change its clocks?
UTC+00:00.- Year-round offset
- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), UTC+00:00
- Time-zone identifier
- Africa/Bamako
- Bamako and London
- Same clock time during GMT; 1 hour behind during BST
- Bamako and New York
- 5 hours ahead during EST; 4 hours ahead during EDT
Capital district and urban expansion
Bamako totals follow changing administrative boundaries
Mali's fifth population and housing census was conducted in 2022. When using its results, a Bamako district count should be distinguished from the continuously built-up capital area, which extends into neighboring localities.
Time-zone identity for Bamako
- IANA zone
Africa/Bamako- UTC offset now
- UTC+00:00
- Current zone label
- GMT
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Bamako 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 Bamako
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 30 September 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Bamako
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Bamako, 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.
Capital city context
About Bamako, capital of Mali
Bamako is the capital of Mali. This page combines its live local clock with location, time-zone, weather, Sun and Moon information.
- Capital status
- Capital of Mali
- Administrative area
- Mali
- Population
- 4,227,569
- Coordinates
- 12.6091° N, 7.9752° W. The elevation is 374 metres.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Bamako
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Bamako. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Kalaban KoroKoulikoro, Mali7.1 km southwest
Africa/BamakoSame local time - Sirakoro MéguétanaKoulikoro, Mali8.2 km southeast
Africa/BamakoSame local time - DialakorodjiKoulikoro, Mali11 km north
Africa/BamakoSame local time - KabalaKoulikoro, Mali12 km southwest
Africa/BamakoSame local time - SangarébougouKoulikoro, Mali13 km northeast
Africa/BamakoSame local time - MoribabougouKoulikoro, Mali15 km northeast
Africa/BamakoSame local time
Sources for Bamako time and city facts
Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.
View 4 sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · AccessedCity and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · AccessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · AccessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Fifth General Population and Housing CensusMinistry of Economy and Finance of Mali · 2022 census · AccessedOfficial announcement of the census and national population result.