Right now, local time in Ouagadougou is 20:35 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ouagadougou ranks #172 worldwide by population — the largest city in Burkina Faso.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Ouagadougou GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Day length
- 11h 44m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 11h 24m (winter) – 12h 51m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ouagadougou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 12.3657° N, 1.5339° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Centre
- Country
- 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
- Population
- 2,415,266 · #172 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ouagadougou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 12.37° S, 178.47° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ahau, Fiji, about 154 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:35 GMT+12 (Pacific/Fiji)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ouagadougou today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 11:51
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 17:42
- Isha
- 18:49
- Qibla direction
- 71.4° from north (ENE (71°))
Full prayer timetable for Ouagadougou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ouagadougou sits in the Africa/Ouagadougou 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 Burkina Faso, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Ouagadougou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,074 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,365 km off. Its position on the globe is 12.37° N, 1.53° 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 | 13:35 | −7h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −5h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −3h |
| London | 20:35 | same time |
| Paris | 21:35 | +1h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +3h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +9h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +11h |
Best time to call Ouagadougou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ouagadougou local time:
Cities sharing Ouagadougou's time zone
- Bobo-DioulassoBF
- KoudougouBF
- SaabaBF
- OuahigouyaBF
- KayaBF
- BanforaBF
- PouytengaBF
- HoundéBF
Other cities in Burkina Faso
- Bobo-Dioulasso20:35
- Koudougou20:35
- Saaba20:35
- Ouahigouya20:35
- Kaya20:35
- Banfora20:35
- Pouytenga20:35
- Houndé20:35
- Fada N'gourma20:35
- Nioko I20:35
- Dédougou20:35
- Tenkodogo20:35
Distances from Ouagadougou
| Paris | 4,074 km | N (4°) |
| London | 4,354 km | N (1°) |
| Moscow | 5,882 km | NNE (26°) |
| Dubai | 6,107 km | ENE (68°) |
| São Paulo | 6,324 km | SW (231°) |
| Mumbai | 7,944 km | ENE (74°) |
| Chicago | 8,774 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,577 km | NW (310°) |
| Singapore | 11,641 km | E (85°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,020 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 13,296 km | NE (36°) |
| Sydney | 16,365 km | SE (135°) |
Cities near Ouagadougou
- Nioko I11 km · 20:35
- Saonré11 km · 20:35
- Saaba13 km · 20:35
- Zinguédéssé14 km · 20:35
- Pabré18 km · 20:35
- Komsilga23 km · 20:35
- Tanghin-Dassouri22 km · 20:35
- Koubri23 km · 20:35
FAQ
What time is it in Ouagadougou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ouagadougou in?
Ouagadougou runs on the Africa/Ouagadougou IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Ouagadougou observe daylight saving time?
Ouagadougou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ouagadougou today?
Ouagadougou sees sunrise at 05:59 and sunset at 17:43 today, giving 11h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ouagadougou tonight?
The moon phase over Ouagadougou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ouagadougou?
The antipode of Ouagadougou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 12.37° S, 178.47° E. It falls on land, near Ahau, Fiji, about 154 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ouagadougou?
Ouagadougou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ouagadougou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ouagadougou, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.