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Africa/Kinshasa

Africa/Kinshasa is the IANA time zone for Dem. Rep. of Congo (west) in the DR Congo.

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/Kinshasa 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/Kinshasa' })

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

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

Cities in Africa/Kinshasa

Also in this zone: Kikwit, Masina, Mbandaka, Matadi, Boma, Bandundu Province, Gemena, Bumba, Mbanza-Ngungu, Moanda, Lisala, Inkisi, Gbadolite, Inongo, Boende.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–2026: UTC+1

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