Right now, local time in Kourou is 19:07 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kourou ranks #102707 worldwide by population and #1909 in Ivory Coast.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kourou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.8333° N, 4.3333° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Savanes District
- Country
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- Population
- 2,330 · #102707 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kourou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.83° S, 175.67° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tanrake Village, Tuvalu, about 240 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:07 GMT+12 (Pacific/Funafuti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kourou today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:55
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:22
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 68.3° from north (ENE (68°))
Full prayer timetable for Kourou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kourou sits in the Africa/Abidjan time zone, UTC+00:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 3775 cities we cover in Ivory Coast.
Kourou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,494 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,273 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.83° N, 4.33° 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 | 11:07 | −8h |
| Chicago | 13:07 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 16:07 | −3h |
| London | 19:07 | same time |
| Paris | 20:07 | +1h |
| Moscow | 22:07 | +3h |
| Dubai | 23:07 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 00:37 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:07 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 03:07 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 04:07 | +9h |
| Sydney | 06:07 | +11h |
Best time to call Kourou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kourou local time:
Cities sharing Kourou's time zone
Distances from Kourou
| Paris | 4,494 km | N (7°) |
| London | 4,761 km | N (4°) |
| São Paulo | 5,838 km | SW (231°) |
| Moscow | 6,370 km | NNE (27°) |
| Dubai | 6,544 km | ENE (66°) |
| Mumbai | 8,351 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 8,800 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,590 km | NW (309°) |
| Singapore | 11,977 km | E (86°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,476 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 13,793 km | NE (35°) |
| Sydney | 16,273 km | SE (142°) |
Cities near Kourou
- Toro-Kinkéné10 km · 19:07
- Yodolo13 km · 19:07
- Sokolo15 km · 19:07
- Ouandérama-Dioulasso22 km · 19:07
- Bilimono23 km · 19:07
- Komou24 km · 19:07
- Kolon27 km · 19:07
- Landédougou28 km · 19:07
FAQ
What time is it in Kourou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kourou (Ivory Coast), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kourou in?
Kourou runs on the Africa/Abidjan IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Kourou observe daylight saving time?
Kourou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kourou today?
Kourou sees sunrise at 06:08 and sunset at 17:56 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kourou tonight?
The moon phase over Kourou tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kourou?
The antipode of Kourou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.83° S, 175.67° E. It falls on land, near Tanrake Village, Tuvalu, about 240 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kourou?
Kourou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kourou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kourou, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.