About the time in Kinshasa

Kinshasa is a city in DR Congo. It uses the Africa/Kinshasa time zone, which is currently UTC+1 — that is, +1 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Kinshasa does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, Kinshasa is 5 hours ahead of New York and same time of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Kinshasa in?

Kinshasa follows the Africa/Kinshasa time zone (UTC+1). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Kinshasa observe daylight saving time?

No — Kinshasa keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in Kinshasa

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Kinshasa's coordinates (-4.44°, 15.27°) and shown in local Kinshasa time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Kinshasa's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.