Current time in Kinshasa, DR Congo
West Africa Time
UTC+01:00- Time zone
- West Africa Time · Africa/Kinshasa
- 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
- DR Congo (capital) · 4.33° S, 15.31° E
- Population
- 16,000,000
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Kinshasa at about 11:59 standard time: the clock runs about 1 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:42 and 12:13 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:02 | 18:09 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:04 | 17:56 | 11h 52m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:47 | 17:54 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 05:45 | 18:08 | 12h 23m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:45–17:53 (12 h 8 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.
Nearby cities
- Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo · 10 km
- Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo · 390 km
- Luanda, Angola · 550 km
- Kananga · 810 km · clock 1 h ahead
- Ciudad de la Paz, Equatorial Guinea · 830 km
- Libreville, Gabon · 840 km
Nearest cities abroad on the same clock all year
- Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo · 10 km
- Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo · 390 km
- Luanda, Angola · 550 km
- Ciudad de la Paz, Equatorial Guinea · 830 km
- Libreville, Gabon · 840 km
- Bata, Equatorial Guinea · 920 km