Current time in Port Loko
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Port Loko, Sierra Leone · Africa/Freetown · UTC+00:00
Time-zone identity for Port Loko
- IANA zone
Africa/Freetown- UTC offset now
- UTC+00:00
- Current zone label
- GMT
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Port Loko 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 Port Loko
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 Port Loko
Conditions near Port Loko and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Fog
- Feels like
- 18°C
- Humidity
- 98%
- Wind
- 4.3 km/h S
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Light rain shower23°C to 25°C94% chance of precipitationWind up to 7.6 km/h
- Light rain shower22°C to 28°C93% chance of precipitationWind up to 8.3 km/h
- Light rain shower23°C to 27°C93% chance of precipitationWind up to 8.3 km/h
Forecast valid from 23:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:23:28.185Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:38:28.185Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Port Loko
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Freetown, 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 Port Loko
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in Africa/Freetown local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Solar noon
- 12:57
- Civil twilight
- 06:17–19:37
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:39
- Moonset
- 21:22
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 6%
Location context
About Port Loko
Location details for Port Loko in North West, Sierra Leone.
- Administrative area
- North West, Sierra Leone
- Population
- 44,900
- Coordinates
- 8.7661° N, 12.7870° W. The elevation is 51 metres.
Country context
Sierra Leone at a glance
Country information for Sierra Leone. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Freetown
- Country codes
- SL · SLE · 694
- Population
- 7,650,154
- Currency
- Sierra Leonean Leone (SLE)
- Calling code
- +232
- Languages
- English (Sierra Leone), Mende, and Timne
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Africa/Freetown.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Port Loko
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Port Loko. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- LunsarNorthern Province, Sierra Leone29 km east
Africa/FreetownSame local time - WaterlooWestern Area, Sierra Leone57 km southwest
Africa/FreetownSame local time - FreetownWestern Area, Sierra Leone58 km southwest
Africa/FreetownSame local time - GoderichWestern Area, Sierra Leone67 km southwest
Africa/FreetownSame local time - Mile 91Northern Province, Sierra Leone71 km southeast
Africa/FreetownSame local time - MakeniNorthern Province, Sierra Leone83 km east
Africa/FreetownSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Africa/Freetown 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 2404433 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:23:28.163Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:23:28.185Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:23:28.181Z
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.