Shota in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.2272, -12.2350
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Sierra Leone, Africa
- Capital
- Freetown — 146 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Shota, Northern Province, Sierra Leone
The clock for Shota, Northern Province, Sierra Leone is kept here in the Africa/Freetown time zone (+0).
Shota, Sierra Leone
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+0 · Africa/Freetown
Local time in Shota
UTC+0 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Shota, Northern Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:38 AM Solar noon 12:36 PM Sunset 6:33 PM Daylight 11 h 55 min Night 12 h 05 min Civil twilight 6:17 AM – 6:54 PM
Weather in Shota right now
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Shota and its neighbours
Largest cities in Northern Province
Other places named Shota
Same time zone — Africa/Freetown
- Freetown Sierra Leone
Nearby places
- Maiyamba — 16.5 km
- Mabanguru — 17.1 km
- Bonkohun — 17.7 km
- Matehun — 18.7 km
- Gbendembu Ngowahun Chiefdom — 19.6 km
- Mapeinya — 20.0 km
Time and daylight in Shota
Both Maiyamba and Mabanguru are near Shota and keep its time.
Shota runs on Africa/Freetown, which sits UTC+0 relative to Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving in effect: No.
Shota has sunrise at 6:38 AM today and sunset at 6:33 PM. Light holds for 11 h 55 min.
Questions and answers
- Should Africa/Freetown be used as the time zone for Shota?
- Yes, Shota uses Africa/Freetown, whose offset is +0.
- Does the clock in Shota move for summer time?
- No.
- When does evening light leave Shota?
- At 6:33 PM.