Right now, local time in Yaoundé is 21:32 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yaoundé ranks #402 worldwide by population and #2 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 1m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Day length
- 11h 60m
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Daylight range
- 11h 54m (winter) – 12h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yaoundé — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.8667° N, 11.5167° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Centre
- Country
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- Population
- 1,299,369 · #402 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yaoundé through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.87° S, 168.48° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Fale old settlement, Tokelau, 685 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yaoundé today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 11:59
- Asr
- 15:18
- Maghrib
- 17:58
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 55.0° from north (NE (55°))
Full prayer timetable for Yaoundé — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yaoundé sits in the Africa/Douala time zone, UTC+01:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 60m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 142 cities we cover in Cameroon.
Yaoundé's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 5,078 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,679 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.87° N, 11.52° 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 | 13:32 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −4h |
| London | 20:32 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:32 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:32 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +10h |
Best time to call Yaoundé
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yaoundé local time:
Cities sharing Yaoundé's time zone
- DoualaCM
- BamendaCM
- BafoussamCM
- MarouaCM
- NgaoundéréCM
- KumbaCM
- NkongsambaCM
- BueaCM
Distances from Yaoundé
| Paris | 5,078 km | N (352°) |
| Dubai | 5,242 km | ENE (59°) |
| London | 5,407 km | N (350°) |
| Moscow | 6,222 km | NNE (17°) |
| Mumbai | 6,859 km | ENE (70°) |
| São Paulo | 6,993 km | WSW (241°) |
| Singapore | 10,253 km | E (88°) |
| Chicago | 10,473 km | NW (313°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,138 km | ENE (66°) |
| Tokyo | 13,063 km | NE (46°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,277 km | NW (313°) |
| Sydney | 14,679 km | SE (134°) |
Cities near Yaoundé
FAQ
What time is it in Yaoundé right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yaoundé (Cameroon), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Yaoundé in?
Yaoundé runs on the Africa/Douala IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Yaoundé observe daylight saving time?
Yaoundé does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yaoundé today?
Yaoundé sees sunrise at 05:59 and sunset at 17:58 today, giving 11h 60m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yaoundé tonight?
The moon phase over Yaoundé tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yaoundé?
The antipode of Yaoundé — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.87° S, 168.48° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Fale old settlement, Tokelau, roughly 685 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yaoundé?
Yaoundé lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yaoundé?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yaoundé, clocks run about 1 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.