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South, Cameroon

South Region, Cameroon keeps West Africa Time, UTC+1, without daylight saving changes. Ebolowa is the regional capital; Kribi and other towns share its clock, although their sunrise and sunset times are location-specific.

Ebolowa, Cameroon

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+1 · Africa/Douala

Time and sun data for Ebolowa — the largest city of South

The sun in Ebolowa

Sunrise 06:11 Solar noon 12:16 Sunset 18:21 Daylight 12 h 10 min Night 11 h 50 min Civil twilight 05:50 – 18:42

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Current time in South, Cameroon

One official time applies across South Region and throughout Cameroon. Ebolowa, Kribi, Sangmélima, Ambam, and Lolodorf all remain one hour ahead of UTC. No spring or autumn clock change needs to be added to a local calendar.

This fixed offset is convenient for domestic planning because South stays aligned with Yaoundé, Douala, and the country’s other regions. For an international call, however, verify the destination’s current offset. A foreign city may change clocks seasonally and alter its difference from Cameroon.

The coastal sunset may steal the attention, but it never gets permission to reset the clock.

Ebolowa, Kribi, and towns across the region

Ebolowa is the administrative centre and a sensible default for checking the region’s current time. Kribi, on the Atlantic coast, is another prominent city and a more appropriate location for coastal sunrise or sunset information. Sangmélima, Ambam, and Lolodorf also use WAT.

Choose Ebolowa for a general regional time reference. Choose Kribi for daylight information connected with the coast. Use Sangmélima’s own location for plans in the eastern part of the region. Select Ambam when timing activity near the southern border area.

Remember that changing the city refines solar data, not the time-zone offset. A phone or computer set to Cameroon should show the appropriate civil time automatically. If a device reports a different hour, inspect its selected zone and any manually imposed daylight-saving setting before assuming that the region has changed time.

Reading sunrise and sunset for South Region

No single sunrise value covers the whole region. East–west position affects solar timing, as do the date and the coordinates used by the calculator. Kribi and Ebolowa share an official clock but should not be expected to have identical sunrise or sunset readings.

Coastal visibility introduces another practical distinction. A calculated sunset describes the sun crossing the horizon, while cloud and haze can hide it earlier. Conversely, twilight continues after sunset. People scheduling a beach visit, road journey, or outdoor task should check both the named event and the intended location.

Reliable listings identify the date, city, time zone, and whether the result means dawn, sunrise, sunset, or dusk. Those terms are related but not interchangeable. Since South Region does not move its clocks, the calendar and the sun’s changing path account for the variation seen across daily tables.

Questions and answers
What is the UTC offset in South Region?
The region uses UTC+1, known as West Africa Time.
Is Kribi’s clock different from Ebolowa’s?
No. Both cities have the same official time, though their solar events can occur at different moments.
Does Cameroon change clocks for summer?
No. South Region and the rest of Cameroon do not observe daylight saving time.

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