Right now, local time in Freetown is 20:33 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Freetown ranks #726 worldwide by population — the largest city in Sierra Leone.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Freetown GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 38m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Day length
- 11h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:38
- Daylight range
- 11h 38m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Freetown — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.4871° N, 13.2356° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Area
- Country
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- Population
- 802,639 · #726 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Freetown through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.49° S, 166.76° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lata, Solomon Islands, about 270 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:33 GMT+11 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Freetown today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:30
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Dhuhr
- 12:38
- Asr
- 15:58
- Maghrib
- 18:32
- Isha
- 19:39
- Qibla direction
- 69.5° from north (ENE (69°))
Full prayer timetable for Freetown — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Freetown sits in the Africa/Freetown time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Sierra Leone, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Freetown's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,720 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,774 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.49° N, 13.24° 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 | 13:33 | −7h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −3h |
| London | 20:33 | same time |
| Paris | 21:33 | +1h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | +3h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +9h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +11h |
Best time to call Freetown
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Freetown local time:
Distances from Freetown
| Paris | 4,720 km | NNE (15°) |
| London | 4,932 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 5,085 km | SW (225°) |
| Moscow | 6,866 km | NNE (30°) |
| Dubai | 7,453 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 8,089 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 9,294 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,835 km | NW (306°) |
| Singapore | 12,955 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,341 km | ENE (58°) |
| Tokyo | 14,343 km | NNE (28°) |
| Sydney | 16,774 km | SSE (153°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Freetown right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Freetown (Sierra Leone), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Freetown in?
Freetown runs on the Africa/Freetown IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Freetown observe daylight saving time?
Freetown does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Freetown today?
Freetown sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 18:33 today, giving 11h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Freetown tonight?
The moon phase over Freetown tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Freetown?
The antipode of Freetown — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.49° S, 166.76° E. It falls on land, near Lata, Solomon Islands, about 270 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Freetown?
Freetown lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Freetown?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Freetown, clocks run about 38 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.