Prayer Times in Conakry, Guinea

Praying in Conakry

Conakry currently has about 9 hours and 29 minutes of night, from Isha at 8:02 pm through to Fajr at 5:31 am. Everything else on this page hangs off the same two points: when the sun sets and when it comes back.

Why Dhuhr lands where it does

The sun reaches its high point roughly 38 minutes after noon here. That is why Dhuhr sits at 12:38 pm rather than just past midday, and it carries through to Asr, Maghrib and Isha as well. This catches people out regularly, but prayer follows the sun, and the clock is only the label we put on it.

Where these times come from

The underlying method is Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah. Methods differ mainly over Fajr and Isha, because each authority settles on a slightly different angle of the sun below the horizon — a few minutes either way is normal. Asr is Hanafi on this page, so expect it later than a Shafi timetable would show. Where your local mosque differs, follow the mosque — that is the timetable the congregation keeps.

Lining up with the Kaaba

From this city the direction is east-north-east, or 70° if you prefer the number. Makkah is around 5,860 kilometres (3,641 miles) away in a straight line. If you are marking a permanent direction in a room, check true north rather than trusting a phone compass alone.

The fasting day in Conakry

Suhoor closes at 5:31 am in Conakry, with iftar at 6:32 pm. Roughly 13 hours and 1 minutes, going by today's figures. The full month is listed below if you want to see where the fast is heading.

What changes between summer and winter

Conakry is close enough to the equator that the seasons barely register in the prayer times. Longest day and shortest day differ by very little, and Ramadan feels much the same whichever month it lands in.

The shape of the day

Fajr opens the day at 5:31 am, well before first light. By 6:44 am the sun is up and Fajr's time has passed. After the sun peaks, Dhuhr is prayed at 12:38 pm, and Asr at 4:55 pm. The sun goes down at Maghrib, 6:32 pm, and the day ends with Isha at 8:02 pm. That gives Conakry roughly 11 hours and 48 minutes of daylight today.

The night in between

Between Isha at 8:02 pm and Fajr at 5:31 am there are about 9 hours and 29 minutes. For anyone praying tahajjud, the last third of that period is the part traditionally singled out — work back from Fajr rather than forward from Isha to find it.

Questions people ask

This page rebuilds itself daily for Conakry — the times are always the current ones.