Seychelles Time

Time in Africa:

Light Blue	Cape Verde Time[a] (UTC−1)
Blue	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Red	Central European Time West Africa Time (UTC+1)[b]
Yellow	Central Africa Time Eastern European Time South African Standard Time (UTC+2)
Ochre	Egypt Standard Time (UTC+2)
	Egypt Summer Time (UTC+3)
Green	East Africa Time (UTC+3)
Turquoise	Mauritius Time[d] Seychelles Time[d] (UTC+4)

a The islands of Cape Verde lie west of the African mainland.
b During Ramadan, Morocco switches to Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) and returns to UTC+1 after it ends.
d Mauritius and the Seychelles lie to the east and northeast of Madagascar, respectively.

Seychelles Time, or SCT, is a time zone used by the nation of Seychelles in the Somali Sea. The zone is four hours ahead of UTC (UTC+04:00).^[1][2]

Daylight saving time is not observed in this time zone.

Seychelles Time was first set by law in 1906.^[3]

See also

• Mauritius Time

References

1. Baedeker's Seychelles. Automobile Association. 1992. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-13-059536-2. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
2. Berlitz Pocket Guide Seychelles (Travel Guide EBook). Berlitz. 2017. ISBN 9781785730214. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
3. Rind, Walter Lockhart (1907). The Laws of Seychelles Revised: Seychelles local laws, 1899-1906: Ordinance No 9 of Seychelles: To fix a standard time for Seychelles. p. 1689. Retrieved 3 June 2025.