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- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Biskra, Algeria
Africa/Algiers
Observatory log
Biskra, observed
- 01Time zone
Central European Standard Time
CET · UTC+1 · IANA
Africa/Algiers- 02Daylight saving
Algeria does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on CET (UTC+1) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise06:41Sunset18:05Day length11 h 24 minSolar noon12:23
MoonWaxing crescent, 8% lit
Golden hour06:26–07:15 · 17:31–18:21
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Algeria is Friday and Saturday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Algeria
Algeria uses a single time zone: Africa/Algiers.
- 08Coordinates
34.86° N, 5.73° E
Differences
Biskra and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from BiskraDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | Same time | |
 New York | −5 h | |
| Los Angeles | −8 h | |
| Chicago | −6 h | |
 São Paulo | −4 h | |
 Paris | +1 h | |
 Dubai | +3 h | |
 Mumbai | +4 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +7 h | |
 Hong Kong | +7 h | |
 Tokyo | +8 h |
Questions
Asked about Biskra
What time zone is Biskra in?
Biskra uses Central European Standard Time (CET), UTC+1. Its IANA time-zone ID is Africa/Algiers.
Does Algeria use daylight saving time?
No. Algeria does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Central European Standard Time (UTC+1) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Biskra today?
Today in Biskra the sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 18:05, giving 11 h 24 min of daylight.