Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia
Ben Arous Governorate uses UTC+1, matching Tunis and all other Tunisian regions. Ben Arous, Radès, Hammam Lif, Mégrine, and the governorate’s remaining municipalities share one local time.
El Mourouj, Tunisia
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC+1 · Africa/Tunis
Time and sun data for El Mourouj — the largest city of Ben Arous Governorate
The sun in El Mourouj
Sunrise 6:46 AM Solar noon 12:04 PM Sunset 5:22 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 6:19 AM – 5:49 PM
Tunisia · 168 cities
Largest cities
- El Mourouj 120 732
- Ben Arous 88 322
- Rades 72 209
- Fouchana 45 107
- Hammam-Lif 44 207
- Boumhel El Bassatine 40 101
- Ez Zahra 34 962
- La Sebala Du Mornag 33 421
- Borj Cedria 31 858
- Megrine 25 863
- Khledia 8 470
All cities
- Ain Rekad
- Ben Arous
- Ben Arous Est
- Ben Arous Ouest
- Bir El Bey
- Bir Kassaa
- Borj Ahmed Zaid
- Borj Cedria
- Borj El Louzir
- Borj Ennbaza
- Borj Fouaoud
- Bou Chlaga
- Bou Jerdga
- Bou Jerga
- Bou Mhel
- Bou Mhel El Bassatine
- Boumhel El Bassatine
- Chebeda
- Chela
- Chouchet Radès
- Cité Chaker
- Cité de la Banque
- Cité du Dispensaire
- Cité du Stade
- Cité Edh-Dhahria
- Cité El Fell
- Cite El Habib
- Cite El Iskane
- Cité El Isken
- Cité El Jaouhara
- Cité El Mabrouk
- Cite El Mostakbel
- Cite El Nassim
- Cité El Oulja
- Cité En-Nacim III
- Cité Ennour
- Cité Er-Rabta
- Cité Er-Rommana
- Cite Es-Saada
- Cité Essaada
- Cité Essadaka
- Cité Essafa
- Cité Ettaamir
- Cité Ettaamir
- Cité Ettaieb El Mhiri
- Cite Ibn Arafa
- Cité Ibnou Arafa
- Cité La Bâtie
- Cité La Pharmacie
- Cite Mohamed Ali
- Cité Noubou
- Cité Olympique 7 Novembre
- Cité Universitaire Ben Arous II
- Cité Wafa
- Creteville
- Delegation De La Nouvelle Medina
- Delegation De Megrine
- Delegation De Rades
- Djebel Ressas
- Douar Abd El Kader
- Douar Adou
- Douar Ali Ben Ahmar
- Douar Ben Miled
- Douar Ben Said
- Douar Bou Beker
- Douar Bou Said
- Douar Ech Cherit
- Douar El Ghezel
- Douar El Haj Ahmed
- Douar El Haj Jemaa
- Douar El Haj Mosbah
- Douar El Jedid
- Douar Elhouch
- Douar Ennbaza
- Douar Er Rahmane
- Douar Et Taleb Ali
- Douar Hamrouna
- Douar Kennjel
- Douar Kouider En Noual
- Douar Lababsa
- Douar Mbarek
- Douar Mohammed
- Douar Mohammed Ben Rejeb
- Douar Salah Ben Khalifa
- Douar Salem
- Douar Sidi Chabane
- Douar Zouila
- El Bassatine
- El Bassatine El Gharbya
- El Gounna
- El Hidhab
- El Kessibi
- El Mehiri
- El Mghira
- El Mourouj
- El Mourouj III
- El Mourouj IV
- El Yasminet
- Errabta
- Errisala
- Essalem
- Ez Zahra
- Ez-Zahra Ville
- Ez-Zaouia
- Ezzahra
- Farhat Hached
- Fonndouk Choucha
- Fouchana
- Gouvernorat De Ben Arous
- Hammam Chott
- Hammam Lif
- Hammam Lif El Malaab
- Hammam Lif Ville
- Hammam-Lif
- Hammam-Plage
- Hammem Chatt
- Hammem Lif Bou Kornine
- Houmet Ouled Said
- Jawhara
- Kabouti
- Khelidia
- Khledia
- La Laverie
- La Sebala Du Mornag
- Megrine
- Mégrine
- Megrine Chaker
- Mégrine Erriadh
- Megrine Riadh
- Megrine Superieure
- Menzel Mabrouk
- Mohamedia
- Mongi Selim
- Mongi Slim
- Mornag
- Mornag Ouest
- Mrira
- Naassen
- Nassene
- Nassene Sghira
- Noubou
- Nouvelle Médina I
- Nouvelle Médina II
- Nouvelle Médina III
- Oudna
- Oulad Aissa
- Potinville
- Rades
- Rades Foret
- Rades Meliane
- Rades Mellaha
- Radès Menjil
- Radès Miliane
- Radès Plage
- Rades Remada
- Rades Ville
- Saint-Germain
- Saniet El Hdiji
- Sidi Ben Arous
- Sidi Frej
- Sidi Mosbah
- Sidi Rezig
- Sidi Rzig
- Sidi Saad
- Sidi Salem El Garsi
- Taieb Mehiri
- Village Méditerranéen
- Zaouia Mornag
Current time in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia
Ben Arous Governorate uses UTC+1, matching Tunis and all other Tunisian regions. Ben Arous, Radès, Hammam Lif, Mégrine, and the governorate’s remaining municipalities share one local time. The governorate forms part of the wider Tunis metropolitan area, so everyday schedules commonly cross administrative boundaries. A meeting that begins in central Tunis and continues in Ben Arous requires travel planning, but no adjustment of the clock.
Tunisia currently keeps the same offset throughout the year. Countries elsewhere may advance or retard their clocks seasonally, so the international difference can alter even though nothing changes locally.
In metropolitan traffic, the difficult calculation is usually travel time, not the time zone.
Cities and shared schedules around Ben Arous
Ben Arous is the governorate’s administrative centre. The area also contains prominent municipalities such as El Mourouj, Radès, Hammam Lif, Fouchana, Mohamedia, Mégrine, and Ezzahra. They are separate places for addresses and local administration, but not for timekeeping.
The common clock supports commuting, port activity, business appointments, and suburban transport. A stated local time can be read directly throughout the governorate unless an organiser explicitly labels it with another country or time zone.
Ben Arous: the administrative seat of the governorate. El Mourouj: a large suburban municipality within the metropolitan area. Radès: a coastal and port city east of Ben Arous. Hammam Lif: a coastal town beneath Jebel Boukornine.
Mégrine and Ezzahra: neighbouring urban communities near Tunis. When sending an invitation abroad, include both the date and “UTC+1” or “Tunisia time.” That wording prevents confusion when a participant’s location observes daylight saving time. For recurring meetings, compare the two zones again after any overseas seasonal clock change.
Sunrise near the Gulf of Tunis
Sunrise times change every day and follow the annual movement of daylight. Summer mornings brighten earlier and retain daylight later into the evening. Winter mornings begin later, with sunset arriving sooner.
Differences within this compact governorate are generally matters of minutes rather than time zones. Radès and Hammam Lif lie toward the coast, while inland municipalities occupy slightly different longitudes and horizons. Each location consequently has its own calculated sunrise and sunset.
A published sunrise describes a geometric event at a specified coordinate. Hills, dense buildings, haze, and weather may delay the moment when an observer actually sees the solar disc. Twilight begins before sunrise, so people travelling or exercising outdoors may have usable natural light earlier.
Choose the nearest municipality when exact dawn timing matters. A date is essential: today’s result should not be reused for a later week or another season.
Questions and answers
- Is Ben Arous in the same time zone as Tunis?
- Yes. Both use UTC+1, and no conversion is needed between them.
- Does Radès have a different local time?
- No. Radès shares the same civil time as Ben Arous and every other place in Tunisia.
- Why does sunrise vary between nearby municipalities?
- Sunrise is calculated from position and date. Longitude, latitude, elevation, and the visible horizon can produce small local differences.