Right now, local time in Bamako is 20:34 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bamako ranks #90 worldwide by population — the largest city in Mali.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Bamako GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Day length
- 11h 44m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 11h 23m (winter) – 12h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bamako — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bamako through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.61° S, 172.02° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Sola, Vanuatu, 504 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bamako today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:36
- Maghrib
- 18:07
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 72.3° from north (ENE (72°))
Full prayer timetable for Bamako — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bamako sits in the Africa/Bamako time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Mali, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Bamako's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,142 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,849 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.61° N, 7.98° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:34 | −7h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −3h |
| London | 20:34 | same time |
| Paris | 21:34 | +1h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +3h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +9h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +11h |
Best time to call Bamako
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bamako local time:
Distances from Bamako
| Paris | 4,142 km | N (11°) |
| London | 4,383 km | N (8°) |
| São Paulo | 5,817 km | SW (226°) |
| Moscow | 6,185 km | NNE (29°) |
| Dubai | 6,745 km | ENE (68°) |
| Chicago | 8,225 km | NW (310°) |
| Mumbai | 8,607 km | ENE (73°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,017 km | NW (308°) |
| Singapore | 12,334 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,611 km | ENE (59°) |
| Tokyo | 13,660 km | NNE (31°) |
| Sydney | 16,849 km | SE (142°) |
Cities near Bamako
- Kalaban Koro7 km · 20:34
- Sirakoro Méguétana8 km · 20:34
- Dialakorodji11 km · 20:34
- Kabala12 km · 20:34
- Sangarébougou13 km · 20:34
- Moribabougou15 km · 20:34
- Kati18 km · 20:34
- Sibi47 km · 20:34
FAQ
What time is it in Bamako right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bamako (Mali), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bamako in?
Bamako runs on the Africa/Bamako IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Bamako observe daylight saving time?
Bamako does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bamako today?
Bamako sees sunrise at 06:25 and sunset at 18:08 today, giving 11h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bamako tonight?
The moon phase over Bamako tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bamako?
The antipode of Bamako — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.61° S, 172.02° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Sola, Vanuatu, roughly 504 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bamako?
Bamako lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bamako?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bamako, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.