Douala, Cameroon Β· UTC+1
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Douala, Cameroonβs largest city, holds the unusual distinction of having the IANA timezone Africa/Douala named directly for it, rather than for the political capital YaoundΓ©. This happens because Douala is the more internationally significant point of reference, as the countryβs main port, financial center, and transport hub. Both cities run on UTC+1, year-round, no daylight saving.
At roughly 4 degrees north, Douala sits just above the equator with nearly constant day lengths. Sunrise and sunset vary by less than an hour across the year. UTC+1 is geographically appropriate (the city sits at roughly 9.7 degrees east longitude, where UTC+1 is reasonably solar-accurate).
A port running on tide tables
Doualaβs port is the main maritime gateway for Cameroon, Chad, the Central African Republic, and parts of the Central African interior. Container ships, fishing boats, and river craft mix in the port area. The city sits at the head of the Wouri Estuary, where the rains can arrive suddenly and thoroughly in any month. Weather governs more than the clock does here. The port runs to tide tables and ship manifests, not to European time standards imposed at independence.
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Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database
- Direction de la MΓ©tΓ©orologie Nationale du Cameroun
- DeLancey, Mark W. and Mark Dike DeLancey. Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon. Scarecrow Press, 2000.
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Questions about time in Douala
- What timezone is Douala in?
- Douala uses the IANA timezone
Africa/Douala. The UTC offset is always UTC+1 β this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Douala observe daylight saving time?
- No. Douala does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+1 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Douala?
- Douala is currently at UTC+1.
- What is the time difference between Douala and New York?
- Douala is currently 5 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Douala and Los Angeles?
- Douala is currently 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Douala and Tokyo?
- Douala is currently 8 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Douala?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Douala is
Africa/Douala. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Douala' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Africa/Douala')`), or any IANA-compatible library.