Current time in Kinshasa, DR Congo

9:45:22 AM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Kinshasa is on West Africa Time, UTC+1. It doesn't change its clocks: the time zone database has no changes scheduled for the next 12 months.

About 16 million people live in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scheduled flights use Maya-Maya International Airport (BZV, 11 km away) and Ndjili International Airport (FIH, 16 km away).

Time zone: Africa/Kinshasa
UTC offset now: UTC+1
Daylight saving time: Not observed
Sunrise today: 5:35 AM
Sunset today: 5:49 PM
Daylight: 12 h 14 min
Population: 16,000,000
Currency: Franc (CDF)
Dialing code: +243
Languages (country): French, Lingala
Airports: BZV 11 km · FIH 16 km

Kinshasa · nominal UTC+1 band · night shaded

Cities near Kinshasa

Luanda9:45 AM · ±0 h551 km away
Kigali10:45 AM · +1 h1,658 km away
Lagos9:45 AM · ±0 h1,785 km away
Kampala11:45 AM · +2 h1,987 km away
Accra8:45 AM · −1 h2,043 km away
Nairobi11:45 AM · +2 h2,412 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for -4.33°, 15.31° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.