Africa · Western Africa · Sovereign state
Current time in Ivory Coast
A single time zone at null.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
About Ivory Coast's time
A single time zone.
Ivory Coast keeps it simple with a single timezone, running on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT/UTC+0) year-round with no daylight saving changes.
Major cities
Cities of Ivory Coast.
History
How Ivory Coast keeps time.
Ivory Coast has seen remarkably little timezone drama since colonial times. Under French colonial rule, the territory switched from local mean time (about 16 minutes behind GMT in Abidjan) to GMT in 1912, and it kept GMT (UTC+0) after independence in 1960. There have been no major timezone shifts, DST introductions, or politically motivated clock changes — just decades of stable, predictable timekeeping at UTC+0. The country's relatively small east-west footprint (roughly 6 degrees of longitude) makes a single zone practical, and there has never been internal pressure to add additional zones.
Did you know?
Things about Ivory Coast's time.
Ivory Coast is a textbook example of hassle-free timekeeping. It's in the GMT zone but has a tropical climate — no winter, no daylight extremes, and no reason for daylight saving. This means schedules stay predictable across the year.
Its time matches all of its neighbors — Ghana, Liberia, Guinea, and Burkina Faso all share the same UTC+0 offset. So for business across West Africa, the time calculations are trivially simple.
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Ivory Coast to the world's clocks.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Ivory Coast's time zone, daylight saving rules, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- Does Ivory Coast observe daylight saving time?
- No. Ivory Coast stays on GMT (UTC+0) all year, with no daylight saving changes.
- What timezone is Ivory Coast in?
- Ivory Coast uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0) all year.
- Is Ivory Coast in the same timezone as Ghana?
- Yes. Both Ivory Coast and Ghana are in the GMT zone (UTC+0) with no daylight saving.
- Does Ivory Coast share its timezone with other West African countries?
- Yes. Ivory Coast shares GMT (UTC+0) with Ghana, Liberia, Guinea, Senegal, and several other West African neighbors — making cross-border business and travel scheduling straightforward.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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