Cotonou to Berlin: time difference
Berlin is 1 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Cotonou 04:52 4:52 AM Berlin 05:52 5:52 AM You –:–
04:52 4:52 AM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:38
05:52 5:52 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 18:25
·
+1 h
Berlin is 1 h ahead of Cotonou.
When you, Cotonou and Berlin 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
🇩🇪 Berlin
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 0 12 AM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇯 Cotonou | 🇩🇪 Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:52 | 05:52 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Cotonou | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Porto-Novo | Europe/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 07:23 |
| Sunset | 18:38 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 2 min |
| People on this clock | 780,000 | 3,769,962 |
Compare Cotonou with another city
More comparisons with Cotonou: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Cotonou and Berlin: common questions
How far ahead of Cotonou is Berlin?
Berlin is 1 hour ahead of Cotonou: UTC+2 against UTC+1.
What time is it in Berlin when it is 9:00 AM in Cotonou?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cotonou, it is 10:00 AM in Berlin.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cotonou, what time is it in Berlin?
At 6:00 PM in Cotonou, clocks in Berlin show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Berlin from Cotonou?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cotonou – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Berlin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Berlin?
From 11:00 PM in Cotonou it is already the next day in Berlin. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Berlin it is still the previous day in Cotonou.
Is the time difference between Cotonou and Berlin the same all year?
No. Only Berlin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Berlin and Cotonou will have the same time.
