Cotonou to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 6 h behind Cotonou. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Cotonou 06:31 6:31 AM Austin, TX 00:31 12:31 AM You –:–
06:31 6:31 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:38
00:31 12:31 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
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−6 h
Austin, TX is 6 h behind Cotonou.
When you, Cotonou and Austin, TX 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
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇯 Cotonou | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:31 | 00:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Cotonou | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Porto-Novo | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 07:30 |
| Sunset | 18:38 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 780,000 | 974,447 |
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Cotonou and Austin, TX: common questions
How far behind Cotonou is Austin, TX?
Austin is 6 hours behind Cotonou: UTC−5 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cotonou, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Cotonou, clocks in Austin show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 6:00 PM in Cotonou?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cotonou, it is 12:00 PM in Austin.
When do working hours in Cotonou and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cotonou, which is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Austin.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 6:00 AM in Cotonou it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Austin it is already the next day in Cotonou.
Does the time difference between Cotonou and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin will be 7 hours behind Cotonou.
