Cotonou to Athens: time difference
Athens is 2 h ahead of Cotonou. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cotonou 04:13 4:13 AM Athens 06:13 6:13 AM You –:–
04:13 4:13 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:38
06:13 6:13 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:29 · 🌙 18:56
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+2 h
Athens is 2 h ahead of Cotonou.
When you, Cotonou and Athens are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇯 Cotonou
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇬🇷 Athens
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇯 Cotonou | 🇬🇷 Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:13 | 06:13 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Cotonou | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Porto-Novo | Europe/Athens |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 07:29 |
| Sunset | 18:38 | 18:56 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 780,000 | 3,090,508 |
Compare Cotonou with another city
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Big time differences
Cotonou and Athens: common questions
How far ahead of Cotonou is Athens?
Athens is 2 hours ahead of Cotonou: UTC+3 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Athens when it is 9:00 AM in Cotonou?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cotonou, it is 11:00 AM in Athens.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cotonou, what time is it in Athens?
At 6:00 PM in Cotonou, clocks in Athens show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Athens from Cotonou?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Cotonou – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Athens – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Athens?
From 10:00 PM in Cotonou it is already the next day in Athens. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Athens it is still the previous day in Cotonou.
Is the time difference between Cotonou and Athens the same all year?
No. Only Athens switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Athens will be 1 hour ahead of Cotonou.
