Monrovia, Liberia · UTC+0
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hover a column · click to lockMonrovia is the capital of Liberia and one of the very few African capitals to run on GMT, UTC+0, year-round with no daylight saving. This alignment is relatively recent and historically interesting.
Until 7 January 1972, Liberia kept its own offset: UTC-0:44:30, a non-standard 44.5-minute offset derived from the mean solar time of Monrovia.[2] This was one of the last sub-hour timezone offsets in the world, a relic of the era before international standardization. When Liberia switched to GMT in 1972, it aligned with Sierra Leone and Guinea to the north.
American origins and a local solar time
Liberia was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society as a settlement for freed and free-born African Americans.[3] Its founders brought American institutional patterns, including a constitution modeled on the US one, but the timezone they kept was based on local solar time rather than any American reference meridian.
At 6 degrees north, Monrovia has minimal daylight variation. The rainy season and dry season are the primary organizers of the year.
9am in Monrovia is 9am in London year-round, one of the simplest conversions in West Africa.
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Questions about time in Monrovia
- What timezone is Monrovia in?
- Monrovia uses the IANA timezone
Africa/Monrovia. The UTC offset is always UTC+0 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Monrovia observe daylight saving time?
- No. Monrovia does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+0 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Monrovia?
- Monrovia is currently at UTC+0.
- What is the time difference between Monrovia and New York?
- Monrovia is currently 4 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Monrovia and London?
- Monrovia is currently 1 hour behind London.
- What is the time difference between Monrovia and Los Angeles?
- Monrovia is currently 7 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Monrovia and Tokyo?
- Monrovia is currently 9 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Monrovia?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Monrovia is
Africa/Monrovia. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Monrovia' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Africa/Monrovia')`), or any IANA-compatible library.
Frequently Asked Questions
What timezone is Monrovia in?
Monrovia uses the IANA timezone Africa/Monrovia. The UTC offset is always UTC+0 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Monrovia observe daylight saving time?
No. Monrovia does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+0 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Monrovia?
Monrovia is currently at UTC+0.
What is the time difference between Monrovia and New York?
Monrovia is currently 4 hours ahead of New York.
What is the time difference between Monrovia and London?
Monrovia is currently 1 hour behind London.