Right now, local time in Kayes is 13:45 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kayes ranks #3198 worldwide by population and #5 in Mali.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Bamako GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 30m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Day length
- 11h 36m
- Solar noon
- 12:30
- Daylight range
- 11h 16m (winter) – 12h 59m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kayes — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kayes through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 14.45° S, 168.56° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Saratamata, Vanuatu, about 111 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 00:45 GMT+11 (Pacific/Efate)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kayes today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:29
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Dhuhr
- 12:30
- Asr
- 15:49
- Maghrib
- 18:17
- Isha
- 19:26
- Qibla direction
- 74.0° from north (ENE (74°))
Full prayer timetable for Kayes — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kayes sits in the Africa/Bamako time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 94 cities we cover in Mali.
Kayes's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,029 km away; even Sydney lies some 17,239 km off. Its position on the globe is 14.45° N, 11.44° 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 | 05:45 | −8h |
| Chicago | 07:45 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 10:45 | −3h |
| London | 13:45 | same time |
| Paris | 14:45 | +1h |
| Moscow | 16:45 | +3h |
| Dubai | 17:45 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 19:15 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:45 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 21:45 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 22:45 | +9h |
| Sydney | 00:45 | +11h |
Best time to call Kayes
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kayes local time:
Distances from Kayes
| Paris | 4,029 km | NNE (15°) |
| London | 4,243 km | NNE (11°) |
| São Paulo | 5,699 km | SW (223°) |
| Moscow | 6,196 km | NNE (31°) |
| Dubai | 7,018 km | ENE (69°) |
| Chicago | 7,806 km | NW (310°) |
| Mumbai | 8,905 km | ENE (73°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,595 km | NW (307°) |
| Singapore | 12,680 km | E (82°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,818 km | ENE (56°) |
| Tokyo | 13,666 km | NNE (28°) |
| Sydney | 17,239 km | SE (144°) |
Cities near Kayes
FAQ
What time is it in Kayes right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kayes (Mali), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kayes in?
Kayes runs on the Africa/Bamako IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Kayes observe daylight saving time?
Kayes does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kayes today?
Kayes sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 18:18 today, giving 11h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kayes tonight?
The moon phase over Kayes tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kayes?
The antipode of Kayes — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 14.45° S, 168.56° E. It falls on land, near Saratamata, Vanuatu, about 111 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kayes?
Kayes lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kayes?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kayes, clocks run about 30 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.