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Current local time in Bafata, Guinea-Bissau
Africa/Bissau
Observatory log
Bafata, observed
- 01Time zone
Greenwich Mean Time
GMT · UTC · IANA
Africa/Bissau- 02Daylight saving
Guinea-Bissau does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on GMT (UTC) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise06:48Sunset18:40Day length11 h 53 minSolar noon12:44
MoonWaxing crescent, 14% lit
Golden hour06:35–07:17 · 18:12–18:54
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Guinea-Bissau is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau uses a single time zone: Africa/Bissau.
- 08Coordinates
12.17° N, 14.67° W · Bafatá
Differences
Bafata and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from BafataDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | +1 h | |
 New York | −4 h | |
| Los Angeles | −7 h | |
| Chicago | −5 h | |
 São Paulo | −3 h | |
 Paris | +2 h | |
 Dubai | +4 h | |
 Mumbai | +5 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +8 h | |
 Hong Kong | +8 h | |
 Tokyo | +9 h |
Questions
Asked about Bafata
What time zone is Bafata in?
Bafata uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), UTC. Its IANA time-zone ID is Africa/Bissau.
Does Guinea-Bissau use daylight saving time?
No. Guinea-Bissau does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Bafata today?
Today in Bafata the sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 18:40, giving 11 h 53 min of daylight.