Current time in Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Central Africa Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central Africa Time · Africa/Lubumbashi
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00
- Abbreviation
- CAT
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+2 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Haut-Katanga, DR Congo · 11.66° S, 27.48° E
- Population
- 2,221,925
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Lubumbashi at about 12:10 standard time: the clock runs about 10 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:54 and 12:24 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:14 | 18:20 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:28 | 17:55 | 11h 26m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:59 | 18:06 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 05:43 | 18:32 | 12h 49m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:55–18:05 (12 h 11 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.