What Time Is It In Parakou?
Current local time in Parakou Benin
October 20, 2026 ,Tuesday
07:26:30
Standard TimeWAT |
UTC+1 |
Daylight Saving Time— |
None |
IANA Time Zone |
Africa/Porto-Novo |
vs. your current location |
5 h ahead |
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Latest Weather : Parakou
Today · Tue Oct 20
Overcast
34°
Low 23°
Tomorrow · Wed Oct 21
Overcast
32°
Low 23°
Day after · Thu Oct 22
Overcast
33°
Low 23°
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Sun in Parakou : Today, Oct 20, 2026
Sunrise06:36Local time
Sunset18:31Local timeAbout Parakou Local Time
Time ZoneAfrica/Porto-Novo
Standard TimeWAT UTC+1
DST StatusNo DST
Population255,478
Time Difference5 h ahead of Washington D.C.
Parakou is a city in Borgou, Benin, located at 9.33716°N, 2.63031°E with a population of about 255,478 people.
The local time in Parakou follows the IANA time zone "Africa/Porto-Novo" (WAT, UTC+1). Right now the city is on standard time, and its time difference is 5 h ahead of washington d.c..
All times on this page are calculated live from the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving changes are applied automatically and remain accurate all year round.