Time zone · Africa
CASABL
Casablanca Time
Casablanca Time is Morocco’s clock: UTC+00:00 all year, the same as Greenwich Mean Time. From 2018 Morocco kept UTC+01:00 for most of the year and switched to UTC+00:00 only around Ramadan, but on 20 September 2026 it moved to UTC+00:00 permanently, with no seasonal or Ramadan clock changes.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Current offset
UTC+00:00
Standard · +00
Daylight saving
Not observed
Year-round standard time
IANA zones
1
None observe daylight saving
DST offset
—
No summer variant
About CASABL
A fixed, year-round offset.
Casablanca Time is Morocco’s clock: UTC+00:00 all year, the same as Greenwich Mean Time. From 2018 Morocco kept UTC+01:00 for most of the year and switched to UTC+00:00 only around Ramadan, but on 20 September 2026 it moved to UTC+00:00 permanently, with no seasonal or Ramadan clock changes.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The zone that resolve to CASABL.
For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.
Cities across CASABL
Local time, city by city.
9 cities
Where CASABL is used
One country.
Same offset · UTC+00:00
Other zones at UTC+00:00 right now.
These named zones share CASABL's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.
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CASABL to the world's clocks.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about CASABL, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- Why doesn't Morocco follow typical European daylight saving?
- Morocco no longer changes its clocks at all. From 2018 it kept UTC+01:00 for most of the year and switched to UTC+00:00 around Ramadan; since 20 September 2026 it stays on UTC+00:00 all year.
- What does this mean for coordinating with Europe?
- Casablanca shares the time of London and Lisbon in winter and is one hour behind them in summer, when the UK and Portugal move to UTC+01:00. It is one hour behind Paris and Madrid in winter and two hours behind in summer.
- Is Casablanca Time different from West Africa Time?
- Yes. West Africa Time is UTC+01:00, used in countries such as Nigeria and Niger. Casablanca Time is UTC+00:00, the same as Senegal, Mali, Ghana and other West African countries on Greenwich Mean Time.
- How predictable are Morocco's clock changes?
- Fully predictable: since 20 September 2026 Morocco stays on UTC+00:00 all year. Before that, its Ramadan clock changes followed the lunar calendar, so their dates moved every year.
- Do other North African countries use Casablanca Time?
- No. Casablanca Time is specific to Morocco; Algeria and Tunisia use UTC+01:00 all year, one hour ahead of Morocco, and Egypt uses UTC+02:00 with daylight saving time (UTC+03:00) in summer.
- Does Casablanca still switch to UTC+01:00?
- No. Morocco kept UTC+01:00 for most of the year from 2018, but on 20 September 2026 it moved to UTC+00:00 all year, with no seasonal or Ramadan clock changes.
- Can I set my device to automatically track Casablanca Time changes?
- Yes. Choose Casablanca or Morocco in your device’s time zone settings and keep the system updated: devices with time zone data older than the 2026 change may still show the old UTC+01:00 schedule.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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