Right now, local time in Parakou is 21:38 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Parakou ranks #2385 worldwide by population and #4 in Benin.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Porto-Novo GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 34m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:34
- Daylight range
- 11h 35m (winter) – 12h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 67% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Parakou — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Parakou through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.34° S, 177.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 458 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:38 GMT+12 (Pacific/Wallis)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Parakou today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:28
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Dhuhr
- 12:34
- Asr
- 15:54
- Maghrib
- 18:27
- Isha
- 19:34
- Qibla direction
- 66.9° from north (ENE (67°))
Full prayer timetable for Parakou — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Parakou sits in the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone, UTC+01:00. 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 87 cities we cover in Benin.
Parakou's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,395 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,806 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.34° N, 2.63° 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 | 13:38 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:38 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:38 | −4h |
| London | 20:38 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:38 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:38 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:38 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:08 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:38 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:38 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:38 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:38 | +10h |
Best time to call Parakou
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Parakou local time:
Cities sharing Parakou's time zone
- CotonouBJ
- Abomey-CalaviBJ
- Porto-NovoBJ
- GodomèBJ
- AbomeyBJ
- DjougouBJ
- BohiconBJ
- EkpéBJ
Other cities in Benin
- Cotonou21:38
- Abomey-Calavi21:38
- Porto-Novo21:38
- Godomè21:38
- Abomey21:38
- Djougou21:38
- Bohicon21:38
- Ekpé21:38
- Nikki21:38
- Malanville21:38
- Kandi21:38
- Kérou21:38
Distances from Parakou
| Paris | 4,395 km | N (360°) |
| London | 4,696 km | N (357°) |
| Dubai | 5,825 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 5,995 km | NNE (24°) |
| São Paulo | 6,482 km | SW (235°) |
| Mumbai | 7,604 km | ENE (73°) |
| Chicago | 9,338 km | NW (312°) |
| Singapore | 11,210 km | E (87°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,773 km | ENE (63°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,141 km | NW (311°) |
| Tokyo | 13,285 km | NE (39°) |
| Sydney | 15,806 km | SE (135°) |
Cities near Parakou
FAQ
What time is it in Parakou right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Parakou (Benin), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Parakou in?
Parakou runs on the Africa/Porto-Novo IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Parakou observe daylight saving time?
Parakou does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Parakou today?
Parakou sees sunrise at 06:40 and sunset at 18:28 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Parakou tonight?
The moon phase over Parakou tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 67.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Parakou?
The antipode of Parakou — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.34° S, 177.37° W. It falls on land, near Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, about 458 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Parakou?
Parakou lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Parakou?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Parakou, clocks run about 34 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.