Benin to London: time difference
London is 1 h behind Benin. 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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Benin 20:50 8:50 PM London 19:50 7:50 PM You –:–
20:50 8:50 PM
West Africa Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:26 · 🌙 18:18
19:50 7:50 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 16:27
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−1 h
London is 1 h behind Benin.
When you, Benin and London are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇳🇬 Benin
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
🇬🇧 London
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 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇬 Benin | 🇬🇧 London |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:50 | 19:50 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Benin | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Lagos | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:26 | 07:03 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 16:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 9 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 1,147,188 | 8,908,083 |
Compare Benin with another city
More comparisons with Benin: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Benin and London: common questions
How far behind Benin is London?
London is 1 hour behind Benin: UTC+0 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Benin, what time is it in London?
At 9:00 AM in Benin, clocks in London show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Benin, what time is it in London?
At 6:00 PM in Benin, clocks in London show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call London from Benin?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Benin – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in London – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in London?
Until 1:00 AM in Benin it is still the previous day in London. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in London it is already the next day in Benin.
Does the time difference between Benin and London change?
Yes. The clocks change only in London. From March 28, 2027, London and Benin will have the same time.
