Time in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone keeps one time: Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+0 all year, with no daylight saving time. Sierra Leone borders Guinea and Liberia. Its capital is Freetown.
- Population
- 7,650,154 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 27,699 sq mi (71,740 km²)
- Currency
- Leone (SLE)
- Languages
- English (Sierra Leone), Mende, Timne
- Calling code
- +232
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- SL
- Coordinates (central point)
- 8.459639, -11.890192
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
Freetown, Kenema, Bo, Koidu, Makeni, Waterloo, Port Loko, and Njala all keep Greenwich Mean Time, like the rest of Sierra Leone.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Liberia | UTC+0 all year | same time |
| Guinea | UTC+0 all year | same time |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.