Current time in Rufisque
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Rufisque, Senegal · Africa/Dakar · UTC+00:00
Time-zone identity for Rufisque
- IANA zone
Africa/Dakar- UTC offset now
- UTC+00:00
- Current zone label
- GMT
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Rufisque 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 Rufisque
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 Rufisque
Conditions near Rufisque and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Partly cloudy
- Feels like
- 35°C
- Humidity
- 79%
- Wind
- 25.9 km/h S
- Recent precipitation
- 0.1 mm
3-day forecast
- Patchy rain nearby27°C to 29°C48% chance of precipitationWind up to 30.2 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby27°C to 28°C40% chance of precipitationWind up to 26.3 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby27°C to 28°C70% chance of precipitationWind up to 23.4 km/h
Forecast valid from 23:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:18:59.814Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:33:59.814Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Rufisque
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Dakar, 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 Rufisque
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in Africa/Dakar local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Solar noon
- 13:15
- Civil twilight
- 06:25–20:06
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:51
- Moonset
- 21:46
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 6%
Location context
About Rufisque
Location details for Rufisque in Dakar, Senegal.
- Administrative area
- Dakar, Senegal
- Population
- 295,459
- Coordinates
- 14.7154° N, 17.2733° W. The elevation is 5 metres.
Country context
Senegal at a glance
Country information for Senegal. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Dakar
- Country codes
- SN · SEN · 686
- Population
- 15,854,360
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Calling code
- +221
- Languages
- French (Senegal), Wolof, Fula, and mnk
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Africa/Dakar.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Rufisque
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Rufisque. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Rufisque estDakar, SenegalLess than 1 km away
Africa/DakarSame local time - Bargny NgoudeDakar, Senegal4.7 km southeast
Africa/DakarSame local time - BargnyDakar, Senegal5.1 km southeast
Africa/DakarSame local time - Bargny GuèdjDakar, Senegal5.8 km southeast
Africa/DakarSame local time - Jaxaay Parcelle Niakoul RapDakar, Senegal6.6 km north
Africa/DakarSame local time - Niakoul RabDakar, Senegal7.6 km north
Africa/DakarSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Africa/Dakar 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 2246512 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:18:59.787Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:18:59.814Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:18:59.813Z
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.