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Louga, Senegal

Louga Region keeps Greenwich Mean Time, equal to UTC+0, year-round. It does not observe daylight saving time, while sunrise changes by date and differs among the region’s inland and coastal locations.

Louga, Senegal

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+0 · Africa/Dakar

Time and sun data for Louga — the largest city of Louga

The sun in Louga

Sunrise 06:54 Solar noon 13:05 Sunset 19:17 Daylight 12 h 23 min Night 11 h 37 min Civil twilight 06:32 – 19:39

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Current time in Louga, Senegal

The official time in Louga matches UTC exactly. No hours need to be added or subtracted when converting a UTC timestamp to local regional time. Louga’s offset remains stable throughout the year. If its time difference from another country changes, the cause is a clock adjustment in that other country. Louga’s UTC conversion has one step: read the clock, then resist the urge to improve it.

Regional cities and towns

Louga is the administrative capital and the usual reference city for the region. Linguère and Kébémer are the other departmental capitals. Dahra is also an important inland town, while communities near the Atlantic remain on the same official clock.

Louga provides the central regional time reference. Linguère is a major centre farther inland. Kébémer lies in the western part of the region. Dahra serves an extensive pastoral area. All regional timetables use GMT. A journey from the coast toward Linguère changes the landscape and the solar timing slightly, but never the civil time zone.

Choosing a useful sunrise value

Sunrise does not occur at one permanent hour, nor does it happen simultaneously across the entire region. The date controls seasonal variation, and geographic position creates local differences. Use the actual town or nearest coordinates when arranging livestock work, an early road departure, fishing activity or photography. A result for Louga city is a reference, not an exact value for Linguère or a coastal community.

Name the destination rather than using the region alone. Confirm the day for which sunrise is required. Keep all displayed times in GMT. Check the local horizon and weather when visible sunlight is essential.

Questions and answers

What is the time-zone offset in Louga Region?
Louga uses UTC+0, commonly expressed as Greenwich Mean Time.
Does Linguère have a different official time?
No. Linguère follows the same GMT clock as Louga.
Will a Louga city sunrise value work for the coast?
It can provide a rough reference, but a coastal location and date should be used for accuracy.
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