UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
Current time in Kigali, Rwanda
This location stays on UTC+02:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.
Current time in Kigali, Rwanda
16:28 33
IANA time zone
Africa/Kigali
Daylight saving
No DST
Next DST change
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Quick answer
The current local time in Kigali, Rwanda is 16:28 (CAT), which is UTC+02:00.
Kigali is the capital of Rwanda, located at -1.950, 30.059.
Kigali uses CAT (UTC+02:00) year-round. The IANA identifier is Africa/Kigali.
Timezone in Kigali
Central Africa Time (CAT)
IANA time zone:
Africa/Kigali All year
CAT
Central Africa Time
UTC+02:00
Daylight in Kigali today
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Sunset
Day length
12h 02m
Kigali, Rwanda
- Country
- Rwanda
- Role
- Capital city
- ISO code
- RW
- Coordinates
- 1.9500° S, 30.0588° E
- IANA zone
- Africa/Kigali
- Population
- 1,132,686
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Kigali on the map · time zone
Kigali, Rwanda
- Local time16:28
- UTC offsetUTC+02:00
- Time zoneAfrica/Kigali
- Coordinates
- -1.95°, 30.06°
World clock
Compared with Kigali
No daylight saving time in Kigali
This location stays on UTC+02:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.
Hour-by-hour conversion
When it's the given hour in Kigali, here are the local times elsewhere.
| Kigali | New York | Mexico City | São Paulo | London | Paris | Berlin | Dubai | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 18:00 -1 | 16:00 -1 | 19:00 -1 | 23:00 -1 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 02:00 | 03:30 |
| 01:00 | 19:00 -1 | 17:00 -1 | 20:00 -1 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 | 03:00 | 04:30 |
| 02:00 | 20:00 -1 | 18:00 -1 | 21:00 -1 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 05:30 |
| 03:00 | 21:00 -1 | 19:00 -1 | 22:00 -1 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 03:00 | 05:00 | 06:30 |
| 04:00 | 22:00 -1 | 20:00 -1 | 23:00 -1 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | 07:30 |
| 05:00 | 23:00 -1 | 21:00 -1 | 00:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 05:00 | 07:00 | 08:30 |
| 06:00 | 00:00 | 22:00 -1 | 01:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 09:30 |
| 07:00 | 01:00 | 23:00 -1 | 02:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | 10:30 |
| 08:00 | 02:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 11:30 |
| 09:00 | 03:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | 12:30 |
| 10:00 | 04:00 | 02:00 | 05:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 13:30 |
| 11:00 | 05:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 14:30 |
| 12:00 | 06:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:30 |
| 13:00 | 07:00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 16:30 |
| 14:00 | 08:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 17:30 |
| 15:00 | 09:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 18:30 |
| 16:00 | 10:00 | 08:00 | 11:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| 17:00 | 11:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:30 |
| 18:00 | 12:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 21:30 |
| 19:00 | 13:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 21:00 | 22:30 |
| 20:00 | 14:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 23:30 |
| 21:00 | 15:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | 00:30 +1 |
| 22:00 | 16:00 | 14:00 | 17:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:30 +1 |
| 23:00 | 17:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:30 +1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
The current local time in Kigali, Rwanda is 16:28 (CAT). Kigali uses the Africa/Kigali time zone, which is UTC+02:00.
Kigali uses CAT (UTC+02:00) year-round and does not observe daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is Africa/Kigali.
No. Kigali stays on CAT (UTC+02:00) year-round with no daylight saving adjustments.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Kigali is Africa/Kigali. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.
It is currently PM in Kigali. The local time is 16:28 (CAT).
Kigali is UTC+02:00 from UTC year-round.
Kigali is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.