Right now, local time in Port Loko is 03:26 (GMT, UTC+00:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Port Loko ranks #13594 worldwide by population and #7 in Sierra Leone.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Freetown GMT
- UTC offset
- UTC+00:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 35m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:35
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Port Loko — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.7661° N, 12.7870° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North West
- Country
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- Population
- 44,900 · #13594 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Port Loko through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.77° S, 167.21° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Lata, Solomon Islands, about 267 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:26 GMT+11 (Pacific/Guadalcanal)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Port Loko today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:29
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Dhuhr
- 12:36
- Asr
- 15:56
- Maghrib
- 18:29
- Isha
- 19:36
- Qibla direction
- 69.6° from north (ENE (70°))
Full prayer timetable for Port Loko — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Port Loko sits in the Africa/Freetown 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 87 cities we cover in Sierra Leone.
Port Loko's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 4,677 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,779 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.77° N, 12.79° 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 | 19:26 | −8h |
| Chicago | 21:26 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 00:26 | −3h |
| London | 03:26 | same time |
| Paris | 04:26 | +1h |
| Moscow | 06:26 | +3h |
| Dubai | 07:26 | +4h |
| Mumbai | 08:56 | +5h 30m |
| Singapore | 11:26 | +8h |
| Hong Kong | 11:26 | +8h |
| Tokyo | 12:26 | +9h |
| Sydney | 14:26 | +11h |
Best time to call Port Loko
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Port Loko local time:
Distances from Port Loko
| Paris | 4,677 km | NNE (15°) |
| London | 4,892 km | NNE (11°) |
| São Paulo | 5,142 km | SW (225°) |
| Moscow | 6,815 km | NNE (30°) |
| Dubai | 7,395 km | ENE (66°) |
| Chicago | 8,105 km | NW (311°) |
| Mumbai | 9,237 km | ENE (72°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,856 km | NW (306°) |
| Singapore | 12,903 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 13,283 km | ENE (58°) |
| Tokyo | 14,292 km | NNE (29°) |
| Sydney | 16,779 km | SSE (152°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Port Loko right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Port Loko (Sierra Leone), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Port Loko in?
Port Loko runs on the Africa/Freetown IANA time zone (UTC+00:00), currently abbreviated GMT.
Does Port Loko observe daylight saving time?
Port Loko does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Port Loko today?
Port Loko sees sunrise at 06:41 and sunset at 18:29 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Port Loko tonight?
The moon phase over Port Loko tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 43.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Port Loko?
The antipode of Port Loko — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.77° S, 167.21° E. It falls on land, near Lata, Solomon Islands, about 267 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Port Loko?
Port Loko lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Port Loko?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Port Loko, clocks run about 35 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.