Current time in Bangui, Central African Republic
West Africa Time
UTC+01:00- Time zone
- West Africa Time · Africa/Bangui
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00
- Abbreviation
- WAT
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+1 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Central African Republic (capital) · 4.36° N, 18.55° E
- Population
- 812,407
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Bangui at about 11:46 standard time: the clock runs about 14 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:29 and 12:00 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:50 | 17:56 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:36 | 17:58 | 12h 23m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:34 | 17:41 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 05:47 | 17:40 | 11h 52m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:33–17:38 (12 h 5 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.