Local time
Current time in Yaoundé
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Yaoundé at a glance
Time zone
Africa/Douala
UTC offset
UTC+1
Coordinates
3.85°N · 11.50°E
Country
Cameroon 🇨🇲
Dialing code
+237
Language
French, English
City essentials
Yaoundé keeps Africa/Douala all year, without daylight saving. For travel or remote meetings, the gap with cities that change clocks seasonally stays more predictable.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Yaoundé
Local time in Yaoundé falls within the Africa/Douala zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 3.8° in the northern hemisphere, Yaoundé's day length stays remarkably steady all year, with only small differences between summer and winter. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Yaoundé are calculated using the Muslim World League. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Yaoundé from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Yaoundé, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Country
Cameroon 🇨🇲
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Yaoundé in?
Yaoundé uses the Africa/Douala time zone (UTC+1).
What is the UTC offset of Yaoundé?
Yaoundé is on UTC+1. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Yaoundé in?
Yaoundé is located in Cameroon.
How is the current time in Yaoundé calculated?
The clock for Yaoundé is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.