Current time in Kigali, Rwanda
Central Africa Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central Africa Time · Africa/Kigali
- 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
- Rwanda (capital) · 1.95° S, 30.06° E
- Population
- 1,132,686
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Kigali at about 12:00 standard time: the clock and the sun agree. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:43 and 12:14 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:03 | 18:10 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:01 | 18:01 | 12h 01m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:48 | 17:55 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 05:50 | 18:04 | 12h 14m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:46–17:53 (12 h 7 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.