Kairouan
Tunisia
Friday, 14th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+1
- Time zone
- Africa/TunisCET
- Sunrise
- 5:37 am
- Sunset
- 7:10 pm
- Daylight
- 13 hours 32 minutes116 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Kairouan
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Kairouan has stayed on CET (UTC+1) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Kairouan doing anything.
Kairouan time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 17:00 in Tunis — 9am to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Kairouan and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 12:09 am | 00:09 | 8 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 1:09 am | 01:09 | 7 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 2:09 am | 02:09 | 6 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 3:09 am | 03:09 | 5 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 3:09 am | 03:09 | 5 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 4:09 am | 04:09 | 4 hours behind |
| London BST | 8:09 am | 08:09 | the same time |
| Paris CEST | 9:09 am | 09:09 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 9:09 am | 09:09 | 1 hour ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 9:09 am | 09:09 | 1 hour ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 10:09 am | 10:09 | 2 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 10:09 am | 10:09 | 2 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 11:09 am | 11:09 | 3 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 12:39 pm | 12:39 | 4 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 3:09 pm | 15:09 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 4:09 pm | 16:09 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 5:09 pm | 17:09 | 9 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 7:09 pm | 19:09 | 11 hours ahead |
About Kairouan
- Population
- 139070
- Coordinates
- 35.678, 10.096
- Region
- Tunisia
- IANA zone
- Africa/Tunis
- Solar noon
- 12:24 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Kairouan right now?
It is 8:09 am (08:09 on a 24-hour clock) on Friday, 14th August 2026 in Kairouan. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Kairouan in?
Kairouan uses the Africa/Tunis time zone, currently CET (UTC+1). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like CET are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Kairouan on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Kairouan stays on CET (UTC+1) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kairouan today?
The sun rises at 5:37 am and sets at 7:10 pm today, giving 13 hours 32 minutes of daylight. That is 116 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Kairouan of Los Angeles?
Kairouan is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 8:09 am in Kairouan, it is 12:09 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Kairouan?
Kairouan is in Tunisia, at 35.68° N, 10.10° E, with a population of about 139,070. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.