Current time in DR Congo

This location stays on UTC+01:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Current time in Kinshasa, DR Congo
15:38 45
Friday, May 8, 2026 WAT UTC+01:00 No DST
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
IANA time zone
Africa/Kinshasa
Daylight saving
No DST
Next DST change
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Quick answer

The current local time in Kinshasa, DR Congo is ⁦15:38⁩ (⁦WAT⁩), which is ⁦UTC+01:00⁩.

Kinshasa is the capital of DR Congo, located at -4.328, 15.314.

Kinshasa uses WAT (UTC+01:00) year-round. The IANA identifier is Africa/Kinshasa.

Timezone in Kinshasa

West Africa Time (WAT)

IANA time zone: Africa/Kinshasa
All year
WAT
West Africa Time
UTC+01:00

Time zones in DR Congo

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Africa/Kinshasa

WAT UTC+01:00

Etc/GMT-1

GMT+1 UTC+01:00

Etc/GMT-2

GMT+2 UTC+02:00

World clock

Compared with Kinshasa

Kinshasa
15:38
0h
Lubumbashi
16:38
+1h
Mbuji-Mayi
16:38
+1h
Kananga
16:38
+1h
Kisangani
16:38
+1h
Bukavu
16:38
+1h
Kolwezi
16:38
+1h
Likasi
16:38
+1h
Tshikapa
16:38
+1h
Kikwit
15:38
0h

No daylight saving time in DR Congo

This location stays on UTC+01:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in DR Congo is 15:38 WAT. The primary clock uses Africa/Kinshasa, currently UTC+01:00 from UTC.

DR Congo has 3 time zones in the current country dataset: Africa/Kinshasa, Etc/GMT-1, Etc/GMT-2.

The primary time zone for DR Congo does not currently show a daylight saving transition in the lookup window.