Bamako in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.5555, -4.4522
- Region
- Cascades Region
- Country
- Burkina Faso, Africa
- Capital
- Ouagadougou — 376 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Bamako, Cascades Region, Burkina Faso
The local time in Bamako, Cascades Region, Burkina Faso — in the Africa/Ouagadougou time zone (+0) — is shown on this page.
Bamako, Burkina Faso
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC+0 · Africa/Ouagadougou
Local time in Bamako
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Bamako, Cascades Region.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:08 AM Solar noon 12:05 PM Sunset 6:02 PM Daylight 11 h 54 min Night 12 h 06 min Civil twilight 5:46 AM – 6:23 PM
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Bamako and its neighbours
Largest cities in Cascades Region
- Banfora 117 452
- Niangoloko 33 292
- Mangodara 9 126
- Sindou 7 053
Other places named Bamako
Same time zone — Africa/Ouagadougou
- Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
- Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso
Nearby places
- Diandoro — 2.8 km
- Bogodara — 5.1 km
- Liboura — 5.2 km
- Moussoumourou — 5.2 km
- Proufon — 6.6 km
- Troufon — 6.8 km
Local time details for Bamako
Local time in Bamako comes from the Africa/Ouagadougou zone, UTC+0. Daylight saving time: No.
The sun rises at 6:08 AM above Bamako and sets at 6:02 PM today. Daylight lasts about 11 h 54 min.
Bamako and nearby Diandoro and Bogodara are never an hour apart.
Questions and answers
- Should Africa/Ouagadougou be used as the time zone for Bamako?
- Yes, Bamako uses Africa/Ouagadougou, whose offset is +0.
- What time zone rules apply in Bamako — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Bamako: No.
- At what hour does the sun set in Bamako?
- At 6:02 PM.