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Burkina Faso, in West Africa, follows Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)=UTC+0. This is the baseline for African time zones.
When it’s 12:00 UTC, it’s also 12:00 in Burkina Faso. No DST is used.
The country uses a single zone, GMT, year-round.
Burkina Faso’s UTC+0 places it one hour behind UTC+1 nations like Nigeria, and two hours behind UTC+2 countries such as South Africa.
Explore all zones on our African Time Zones blog.
Understanding GMT in Burkina Faso aids continent-wide coordination.