Current Local Time in Kinshasa
DR Congo Africa/Kinshasa WAT UTC+1 No clock change
12:29:43
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC+1 (+01:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+1
Same on every date
Abbreviation
WAT
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Kinshasa never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Africa/Kinshasa
DR Congo · Africa
Kinshasa time zone
Kinshasa keeps a single offset all year. Local clocks run UTC+1, written WAT, and there is no seasonal adjustment — so the only reason your difference with Kinshasa would change is a clock change where you are.
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Kinshasa
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+1 (WAT)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 13:00 in January · 13:00 in July
Clock changes in Kinshasa, 2026–2028
Full record for Kinshasa → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Kinshasa stays on UTC+1 (WAT) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Kinshasa
Computed for -4.4419°, 15.2663° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
06:07
Sunset
18:03
Day length
11h 56m
+0m 10s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:05
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:55 | 19:15 | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 05:20 | 18:50 | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 05:45 | 18:24 | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 06:07 | 18:03 | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Kinshasa runs from about 11h 52m at the shortest day to 12h 23m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 21:09
- Moonset
- 08:46
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 05:19
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 18:38
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Kinshasa
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Time difference between Kinshasa and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 07:29 | −5h | Varies: −5h / −6h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 08:29 | −4h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 | ±0h | Varies: ±0h / −1h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 14:29 | +2h | Varies: +2h / +1h |
| Cairo Egypt | 14:29 | +2h | Varies: +2h / +1h |
| Mumbai India | 16:59 | +4:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 21:29 | +9h | Varies: +10h / +9h |
| Los Angeles United States | 04:29 | −8h | Varies: −8h / −9h |
Kinshasa at a glance
- Country
- DR Congo
- Region
- Africa
- Coordinates
- 4.4419° S, 15.2663° E
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Kinshasa
- Currency
- CDF
- Language
- French
- Usual clock notation
- 24-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Preguntas frecuentes
What time is it in Kinshasa right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kinshasa, DR Congo, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Africa/Kinshasa time zone rules. Kinshasa currently runs at UTC+1 (WAT) all year round.
What time zone is Kinshasa in?
Kinshasa uses the IANA time zone Africa/Kinshasa, written as WAT all year. Every time on this page is computed from that zone rather than from a stored offset, so it follows the rules currently published in the time zone database.
What is the UTC offset in Kinshasa?
Kinshasa stays at UTC+1 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Kinshasa observe daylight saving time?
No. Kinshasa does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC+1 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Kinshasa and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 5 hours behind Kinshasa. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 6 hours (New York behind Kinshasa) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – January 1.
What is the time difference between Kinshasa and Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo is 4 hours behind Kinshasa, and that gap holds all year — neither city moves its clocks in a way that changes it.
What is the time difference between Kinshasa and London?
For most of 2026, the two cities show the same clock time. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 1 hour (London behind Kinshasa) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
How long is the day in Kinshasa?
Day length in Kinshasa ranges from about 11h 52m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 12h 23m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude -4.44°, longitude 15.27°.