Current time in Rabat, Morocco

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+00:00 in winter, UTC+00:00 in summer.

Current time in Rabat, Morocco
15:46 29
Friday, May 8, 2026 WAT UTC+01:00 Standard time
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
IANA time zone
Africa/Casablanca
Clock changes
Clock changes
Next DST change
February 7
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Rabat, Morocco is ⁦15:46⁩ (⁦WAT⁩), which is ⁦UTC+01:00⁩.

Rabat is the capital of Morocco, located at 34.013, -6.833.

Rabat currently uses WAT (UTC+01:00). The IANA identifier is Africa/Casablanca, and this zone has clock changes with observed offsets including UTC+00:00, UTC+01:00.

The next clock change is February 7, 2027, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.

Timezone in Rabat

West Africa Time (WAT)

IANA time zone: Africa/Casablanca
All year
WAT
West Africa Time
UTC+00:00

Daylight in Rabat today

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Sunrise
Sunset
Day length
13h 44m

Rabat, Morocco

Country
Morocco
Role
Capital city
ISO code
MA
Coordinates
34.0132° N, 6.8326° W
IANA zone
Africa/Casablanca
Population
1,655,753
Local time15:46

Rabat on the map · time zone

Rabat, Morocco

  • Local time15:46
  • UTC offsetUTC+01:00
  • Time zoneAfrica/Casablanca
Coordinates
34.01°, -6.83°

World clock

Compared with Rabat

Clock changes in Rabat

This location has clock changes during the year and is currently on UTC+01:00.

Next time change February 7, 2027
Direction backward
Amount 1h

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Rabat.

  • 2025
    DST start (spring forward)Apr 6, 2025,
    DST end (fall back)Feb 23, 2025,
  • 2026
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 22, 2026,
    DST end (fall back)Feb 15, 2026,
  • 2027
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 14, 2027,
    DST end (fall back)Feb 7, 2027,
  • 2028
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 5, 2028,
    DST end (fall back)Jan 23, 2028,
YearDST start (spring forward)DST end (fall back)
2025Apr 6, 2025, Feb 23, 2025,
2026Mar 22, 2026, Feb 15, 2026,
2027Mar 14, 2027, Feb 7, 2027,
2028Mar 5, 2028, Jan 23, 2028,

Hour-by-hour conversion

When it's the given hour in Rabat, here are the local times elsewhere.

Rabat New YorkMexico CitySão PauloLondonParisBerlinDubaiMumbai
00:00 19:00 -1 17:00 -1 20:00 -1 00:00 01:00 01:00 03:00 04:30
01:00 20:00 -1 18:00 -1 21:00 -1 01:00 02:00 02:00 04:00 05:30
02:00 21:00 -1 19:00 -1 22:00 -1 02:00 03:00 03:00 05:00 06:30
03:00 22:00 -1 20:00 -1 23:00 -1 03:00 04:00 04:00 06:00 07:30
04:00 23:00 -1 21:00 -1 00:00 04:00 05:00 05:00 07:00 08:30
05:00 00:00 22:00 -1 01:00 05:00 06:00 06:00 08:00 09:30
06:00 01:00 23:00 -1 02:00 06:00 07:00 07:00 09:00 10:30
07:00 02:00 00:00 03:00 07:00 08:00 08:00 10:00 11:30
08:00 03:00 01:00 04:00 08:00 09:00 09:00 11:00 12:30
09:00 04:00 02:00 05:00 09:00 10:00 10:00 12:00 13:30
10:00 05:00 03:00 06:00 10:00 11:00 11:00 13:00 14:30
11:00 06:00 04:00 07:00 11:00 12:00 12:00 14:00 15:30
12:00 07:00 05:00 08:00 12:00 13:00 13:00 15:00 16:30
13:00 08:00 06:00 09:00 13:00 14:00 14:00 16:00 17:30
14:00 09:00 07:00 10:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 17:00 18:30
15:00 10:00 08:00 11:00 15:00 16:00 16:00 18:00 19:30
16:00 11:00 09:00 12:00 16:00 17:00 17:00 19:00 20:30
17:00 12:00 10:00 13:00 17:00 18:00 18:00 20:00 21:30
18:00 13:00 11:00 14:00 18:00 19:00 19:00 21:00 22:30
19:00 14:00 12:00 15:00 19:00 20:00 20:00 22:00 23:30
20:00 15:00 13:00 16:00 20:00 21:00 21:00 23:00 00:30 +1
21:00 16:00 14:00 17:00 21:00 22:00 22:00 00:00 +1 01:30 +1
22:00 17:00 15:00 18:00 22:00 23:00 23:00 01:00 +1 02:30 +1
23:00 18:00 16:00 19:00 23:00 00:00 +1 00:00 +1 02:00 +1 03:30 +1

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Rabat, Morocco is 15:46 (WAT). Rabat uses the Africa/Casablanca time zone, which is UTC+01:00.

Rabat uses WAT (UTC+01:00) now. This zone has clock changes during the year, with observed offsets including UTC+00:00, UTC+01:00. The IANA identifier is Africa/Casablanca.

Rabat has clock changes during the year rather than a simple standard/DST pattern. The next change is on February 7, 2027, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.

The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Rabat is Africa/Casablanca. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.

It is currently PM in Rabat. The local time is 15:46 (WAT).

Rabat is currently UTC+01:00 from UTC. This zone has clock changes during the year, with observed offsets including UTC+00:00, UTC+01:00.

Rabat is currently 5 hours ahead of New York.