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Current time in Morocco

4:30:37 PM

Thursday, October 29, 2026

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Casablanca, Rabat and Marrakesh share the same local time. Your selection also sets the converter’s From city and the planner’s City 1.

Morocco at a glance

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Time zoneAfrica/Casablanca

Uses the clock rules available in your browser for Casablanca.

Current offsetGMT+0

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Local dateThursday, October 29, 2026

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Selected cityCasablanca

Morocco. Other cities in a country may use different time zones.

Live comparison

Time difference calculator

Compare local time in any two listed cities. Clock changes are handled automatically.

Casablanca4:30 PMThursday, October 29, 2026
Dubai8:30 PMThursday, October 29, 2026

Dubai is 4 hrs ahead of Casablanca

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International meeting planner

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Highlights show 09:00–18:00 local time. Confirm each participant's working days and availability.

Local planning guide

Understanding Morocco time

Morocco uses GMT (UTC+0) following its September 2026 clock change. Casablanca, Rabat and Marrakesh share one local clock, so travelling between these cities does not change the time.

Guidance reviewed October 11, 2026. Live times follow your device clock and time-zone data.

Casablanca, Rabat and Marrakesh share a clock

The listed Moroccan cities use Africa/Casablanca. IANA’s 2026c release records Morocco’s move to permanent UTC+0 from 20 September 2026, replacing the earlier UTC+1 arrangement and Ramadan adjustments.

The live tools use your device’s time-zone database. Older browsers or operating systems may still show the previous rule. Keep your software updated and confirm critical travel or meeting times with the provider.

Source: IANA time-zone database: 2026c release

The Moroccan clock changes in 2026

Earlier in 2026, the ministry announced a return to GMT on 15 February and a return to UTC+1 on 22 March. These are historical changes, not the current schedule or dates to reuse next year.

Source: Morocco ministry: 2026 Ramadan clock announcement (Arabic)

Plan an itinerary and a call home

Keep each booking’s local date and city alongside its time. Travel between Rabat, Casablanca and Marrakesh does not itself require a clock adjustment; allow for travel time separately.

Under the current UTC+0 rule, the UAE is four hours ahead of Morocco: a 10:00 Morocco call reaches the UAE at 14:00. For historical appointments during Morocco’s UTC+1 periods, that same local call reached the UAE at 13:00.

Select a Moroccan city above and the UAE city in the planner. Enter the proposed date using the device time zone displayed below the field, then compare the rows. Check the device’s time-zone data if a current Moroccan offset differs from UTC+0.

Source: IANA time-zone database: Dubai

A 10:00 Morocco call to the UAE
Morocco clock ruleMorocco timeUAE time
Current: GMT · UTC+010:0014:00 · same day
Historical UTC+1 periods10:0013:00 · same day

The current row applies from 20 September 2026 under IANA 2026c. The historical row applies only to dates when UTC+1 was in effect.

Questions about Morocco time

Does Marrakesh have the same time as Casablanca?

Yes. Marrakesh, Casablanca and Rabat share the same local clock, currently GMT (UTC+0).

Does Morocco still change its clock for Ramadan?

Under the rule recorded in IANA 2026c, Morocco moved to permanent UTC+0 on 20 September 2026, without further daylight-saving transitions. The earlier Ramadan adjustments are historical.

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