Local Time in Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- IANA Zone
- Africa/Freetown
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Continent
- Africa
Latest news in Freetown
- Sierra Leone ex-president returns to country after treason case droppedSouth China Morning Post · 9h ago
- Sierra Leone: Anti-LGBT+ police raid last night at a private party in FreetownErasing 76 Crimes · 2h ago
- Women for Water and Peace: preventing conflict by empowering women in Freetown’s informal settlementsun.org · 7d ago
- Ex-Sierra Leone President Koroma Returns to Freetown After Two Years in Nigeriatvcnews.tv · 7h ago
- Elder Gilbert meets with vice president in first apostolic visit to Sierra LeoneChurch News · 9d ago
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Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and political centre, as it is the seat of the Government of Sierra Leone. The population of Freetown was 1,347,559 as of the 2024 census.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What time is it in Freetown right now?
- The current time in Freetown, Sierra Leone is 02:30:32 AM (GMT), which is UTC+0.
- What time zone is Freetown in?
- Freetown uses the Africa/Freetown time zone (IANA identifier), currently abbreviated GMT, UTC+0.
- Does Freetown observe daylight saving time?
- No. Freetown does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays at UTC+0 year-round.
- What is the UTC offset in Freetown?
- Freetown is currently UTC+0 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).