Local time in Cameroon
Republic of Cameroon
Current local time in Cameroon (WAT (UTC+1)). The clock below updates live in your browser.
Time difference — Yaounde
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Differences are relative to Yaounde, Cameroon, and account for daylight saving time right now.
Time zone information for Cameroon
- Standard label
- WAT (UTC+1)
- Standard offset (Yaounde)
- UTC+1
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed
- Number of time zones
- 1
- Capital
- Yaounde
- IANA zones
- Africa/Lagos
Cameroon uses WAT (UTC+1) as its standard time. Clocks stay on the same offset all year round — daylight saving time is not observed. Times on this page are computed in your browser from the IANA time zone database, so they always match the real current time in Cameroon.
Sunrise and sunset in Yaounde
Yaounde lies close to the equator (3.9° N), so day length barely changes: about 11 h 54 min at the December solstice and 12 h 21 min at the June solstice.
| Date | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 06:28 | 12:26 | 18:24 | 11 h 56 min |
| 21 February | 06:28 | 12:29 | 18:29 | 12 h 01 min |
| 21 March | 06:19 | 12:22 | 18:25 | 12 h 07 min |
| 21 April | 06:07 | 12:13 | 18:20 | 12 h 13 min |
| 21 May | 06:02 | 12:11 | 18:21 | 12 h 18 min |
| 21 June | 06:06 | 12:16 | 18:27 | 12 h 21 min |
| 21 July | 06:12 | 12:21 | 18:30 | 12 h 19 min |
| 21 August | 06:11 | 12:18 | 18:25 | 12 h 14 min |
| 21 September | 06:04 | 12:08 | 18:12 | 12 h 07 min |
| 21 October | 05:59 | 11:59 | 18:00 | 12 h 01 min |
| 21 November | 06:03 | 12:01 | 17:59 | 11 h 56 min |
| 21 December | 06:16 | 12:13 | 18:10 | 11 h 54 min |
Calculated for Yaounde (3.86°, 11.52°; coordinates from Wikidata) with the standard solar-position formulas used by NOAA, for a sea-level horizon. Results are accurate to about a minute; hills, buildings and altitude shift what you actually see. Times change by only a minute or two from year to year.
Daylight saving time in Cameroon
Cameroon does not change its clocks: it stays on WAT (UTC+1) all year in 2026 and 2027.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled at build time. Governments occasionally change their rules at short notice.