Kigali
Rwanda
Saturday, 14th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Africa/KigaliCAT
- Sunrise
- 5:38 am
- Sunset
- 5:50 pm
- Daylight
- 12 hours 12 minutes
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Next time, skip the search: worldclock.free/kigali goes straight here.
Daylight saving in Kigali
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Kigali has stayed on CAT (UTC+2) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Kigali doing anything.
Kigali time to your time
Need a specific time rather than right now? Try Kigali to London, Kigali to New York City, Kigali to Tokyo, or the full converter.
Call times with London
Both places are at work between 11am and 17:00 in Kigali, 9am to 2pm at the other end.
10pm
11pm
12am
1am
2am
3am
4am
5am
6am
7am
8am
9am
10am
11am
12pm
1pm
2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm
6pm
7pm
8pm
9pm
Time difference between Kigali and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 9:49 pm Fri | 21:49 | 10 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 11:49 pm Fri | 23:49 | 8 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 11:49 pm Fri | 23:49 | 8 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 12:49 am | 00:49 | 7 hours behind |
| Toronto EST | 12:49 am | 00:49 | 7 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 2:49 am | 02:49 | 5 hours behind |
| London GMT | 5:49 am | 05:49 | 2 hours behind |
| Paris CET | 6:49 am | 06:49 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin CET | 6:49 am | 06:49 | 1 hour behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 7:49 am | 07:49 | the same time |
| Cairo EET | 7:49 am | 07:49 | the same time |
| Moscow MSK | 8:49 am | 08:49 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 9:49 am | 09:49 | 2 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 11:19 am | 11:19 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 1:49 pm | 13:49 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 2:49 pm | 14:49 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 4:49 pm | 16:49 | 9 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 6:49 pm | 18:49 | 11 hours ahead |
About Kigali
- Population
- 1132686
- Coordinates
- -1.950, 30.059
- Region
- Rwanda
- IANA zone
- Africa/Kigali
- Solar noon
- 11:44 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
Convert Kigali time
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Kigali right now?
It is 7:49 am (07:49 on a 24-hour clock) on Saturday, 14th November 2026 in Kigali. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Kigali in?
Kigali uses the Africa/Kigali time zone, currently CAT (UTC+2). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like CAT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Kigali on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Kigali stays on CAT (UTC+2) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kigali today?
The sun rises at 5:38 am and sets at 5:50 pm today, giving 12 hours 12 minutes of daylight.
How many hours ahead is Kigali of Los Angeles?
Kigali is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 7:49 am in Kigali, it is 9:49 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Kigali?
Kigali is in Rwanda, at 1.95° S, 30.06° E, with a population of about 1,132,686. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.