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Africa/Bangui

Africa/Bangui is the IANA time zone for the Central African Republic.

UTC+01:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+1 WAT

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+01:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC+1 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
West Africa Time
Abbreviation
WAT
Long name
West Africa Time

In the tz database, Africa/Bangui is a link (alias) to Africa/Lagos: the two always show the same time.

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Bangui' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Africa/Bangui')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Africa/Bangui';

Cities in Africa/Bangui

Also in this zone: Bimbo, Bégoua, Carnot, Berbérati, Bambari, Bouar, Bossangoa, Kaga-Bandoro, Bangassou, Paoua, Bria, Sibut, Nola, Ndélé, Batangafo, Mbaïki, Bozoum.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–2026: UTC+1

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