Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Monday, 28th September 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+1
- Time zone
- Africa/KinshasaWAT
- Sunrise
- 5:45 am
- Sunset
- 5:53 pm
- Daylight
- 12 hours 7 minutes
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
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Daylight saving in Kinshasa
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Kinshasa has stayed on WAT (UTC+1) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Kinshasa doing anything.
Kinshasa time to your time
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Both places are at work between 9am and 17:00 in Kinshasa, 9am to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Kinshasa and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 12:25 am | 00:25 | 8 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 1:25 am | 01:25 | 7 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 2:25 am | 02:25 | 6 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 3:25 am | 03:25 | 5 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 3:25 am | 03:25 | 5 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 4:25 am | 04:25 | 4 hours behind |
| London BST | 8:25 am | 08:25 | the same time |
| Paris CEST | 9:25 am | 09:25 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 9:25 am | 09:25 | 1 hour ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 9:25 am | 09:25 | 1 hour ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 10:25 am | 10:25 | 2 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 10:25 am | 10:25 | 2 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 11:25 am | 11:25 | 3 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 12:55 pm | 12:55 | 4 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 3:25 pm | 15:25 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 4:25 pm | 16:25 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 5:25 pm | 17:25 | 9 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 8:25 pm | 20:25 | 12 hours ahead |
About Kinshasa
- Population
- 16000000
- Coordinates
- -4.328, 15.314
- Region
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- IANA zone
- Africa/Kinshasa
- Solar noon
- 11:49 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.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Kinshasa right now?
It is 8:25 am (08:25 on a 24-hour clock) on Monday, 28th September 2026 in Kinshasa. 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 Kinshasa in?
Kinshasa uses the Africa/Kinshasa time zone, currently WAT (UTC+1). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like WAT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Kinshasa on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Kinshasa stays on WAT (UTC+1) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kinshasa today?
The sun rises at 5:45 am and sets at 5:53 pm today, giving 12 hours 7 minutes of daylight.
How many hours ahead is Kinshasa of Los Angeles?
Kinshasa is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 8:25 am in Kinshasa, it is 12:25 am 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 Kinshasa?
Kinshasa is in Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 4.33° S, 15.31° E, with a population of about 16,000,000. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.