Mindelo, Cabo Verde · UTC-1
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Mindelo is the capital of São Vicente island in Cabo Verde, an archipelago 570 kilometers off the coast of Senegal in the Atlantic. It runs on Cape Verde Time, UTC-1, year-round with no daylight saving. Cape Verde is one of very few places in the world with a permanent UTC-1 offset.
The city is Cabo Verde’s cultural capital, known for the morna music tradition made famous by Cesária Évora, the “Barefoot Diva” who sang with unadorned emotion about saudade, the Portuguese concept of melancholic longing. Mindelo’s harbor and its cosmopolitan mix of Portuguese colonial architecture and African life give it a distinct character.
At 17 degrees north latitude, day length shifts modestly across the year. The Atlantic trade winds that made these islands a colonial staging point for ships crossing to the Americas still shape the climate.
independence and a timezone of its own
Cape Verde’s independence from Portugal in 1975 coincided with a timezone adjustment: the islands moved from GMT to UTC-1, establishing a distinct island time separate from the European metropole.
9am in Mindelo is 10am in London during European winter, an unusual reversal where the Atlantic island is one hour behind.
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Questions about time in Mindelo
- What timezone is Mindelo in?
- Mindelo uses the IANA timezone
Atlantic/Cape_Verde. The UTC offset is always UTC-1 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Mindelo observe daylight saving time?
- No. Mindelo does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-1 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Mindelo?
- Mindelo is currently at UTC-1.
- What is the time difference between Mindelo and New York?
- Mindelo is currently 3 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Mindelo and London?
- Mindelo is currently 2 hours behind London.
- What is the time difference between Mindelo and Los Angeles?
- Mindelo is currently 6 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Mindelo and Tokyo?
- Mindelo is currently 10 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Mindelo?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Mindelo is
Atlantic/Cape_Verde. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Atlantic/Cape_Verde' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Atlantic/Cape_Verde')`), or any IANA-compatible library.