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12:00 pm12:00 GMT (UTC+0), Oct 16, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CAT (UTC+2), Oct 16, 2026

Dakhla is 2 hours behind CAT.

How the time difference changes

In 2026, Dakhla is 1 hour behind CAT for most of the year. From Feb 15 to Mar 22, 2026, and from Sep 20, 2026, Dakhla is 2 hours behind CAT.

In 2026, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Dakhla correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CAT for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Dakhla correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in CAT.In 2026, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Dakhla correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CAT for most of the year. At other times that year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Dakhla correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in CAT.

Compare Dakhla time with CAT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

GMT (Western Sahara Time) is 2 hours behind Central Africa Time.
12:00 pm12:00 in Dakhla, Western Sahara is 2:00 pm14:00 in CAT

Dakhla to CAT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in Dakhla which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in CAT

12:00 pm12:00 GMT (Western Sahara Time) (Dakhla, Western Sahara). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central Africa Time (CAT). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

12:00 pm12:00 Dakhla, Western Sahara / 2:00 pm14:00 CAT

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Dakhla Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
GMT – Western Sahara Time, UTC+0 (no daylight saving time)
Clock Changes

Dakhla Facts

Country
Western Sahara
Alternative Names
Ad - Dakhla, Ad Dakhla, Dajla, Dakhla, Dakhlah, Factoria Villa Cisneros, VIL, Villa Cisneras, Villa Cisneros, aldakhlt, dakhlh, Дахла, الداخلة, داخله
Population
106,277
Currency
Dirham (MAD)
Geographic Coordinates
23° 41' N Latitude / 15° 57' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+212

Central Africa Time

Offset: CAT is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CAT time zone is Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with about 2.222 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Lusaka, Mbuji-Mayi, Khartoum, Omdurman.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Central Africa Time (CAT) do not change for daylight saving time, so CAT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CAT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for CAT
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CAT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Blantyre
  • Africa/Bujumbura
  • Africa/Gaborone
  • Africa/Harare
  • Africa/Juba
  • Africa/Khartoum
  • Africa/Kigali
  • Africa/Lubumbashi
  • Africa/Lusaka
  • Africa/Maputo
  • Africa/Windhoek
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time