Right now, local time in Loum is 00:12 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Loum ranks #10673 worldwide by population and #31 in Cameroon.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Douala GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Day length
- 11h 57m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 11h 51m (winter) – 12h 24m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Loum — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.7182° N, 9.7351° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Littoral
- Country
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- Population
- 58,554 · #10673 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Loum through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.72° S, 170.26° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 493 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 12:12 GMT+13 (Pacific/Fakaofo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Loum today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:55
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:26
- Maghrib
- 18:03
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 57.5° from north (ENE (57°))
Full prayer timetable for Loum — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Loum sits in the Africa/Douala time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 57m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 142 cities we cover in Cameroon.
Loum's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,958 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,887 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.72° N, 9.74° E, 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 | 15:12 | −9h |
| Chicago | 17:12 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 20:12 | −4h |
| London | 23:12 | −1h |
| Paris | 00:12 | same time |
| Moscow | 02:12 | +2h |
| Dubai | 03:12 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 04:42 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:12 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 07:12 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 08:12 | +8h |
| Sydney | 10:12 | +10h |
Best time to call Loum
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Loum local time:
Cities sharing Loum's time zone
- DoualaCM
- YaoundéCM
- BamendaCM
- BafoussamCM
- MarouaCM
- NgaoundéréCM
- KumbaCM
- NkongsambaCM
Distances from Loum
| Paris | 4,958 km | N (353°) |
| London | 5,283 km | N (352°) |
| Dubai | 5,363 km | ENE (60°) |
| Moscow | 6,193 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 6,867 km | WSW (240°) |
| Mumbai | 7,014 km | ENE (71°) |
| Chicago | 10,264 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 10,448 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,281 km | ENE (66°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,067 km | NW (313°) |
| Tokyo | 13,138 km | NE (45°) |
| Sydney | 14,887 km | SE (134°) |
Cities near Loum
FAQ
What time is it in Loum right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Loum (Cameroon), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Loum in?
Loum runs on the Africa/Douala IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Loum observe daylight saving time?
Loum does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Loum today?
Loum sees sunrise at 06:07 and sunset at 18:04 today, giving 11h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Loum tonight?
The moon phase over Loum tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Loum?
The antipode of Loum — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.72° S, 170.26° W. It falls on land, near Atafu Village, Tokelau, about 493 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Loum?
Loum lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Loum?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Loum, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.