Current time in Rwanda

This location stays on UTC+02:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Current time in Kigali, Rwanda
16:27 53
Friday, May 8, 2026 CAT UTC+02:00 No DST
UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
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 ⁦16:27⁩ (⁦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

Time zones in Rwanda

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

Africa/Kigali

CAT UTC+02:00

Etc/GMT-2

GMT+2 UTC+02:00

World clock

Compared with Kigali

Kigali
16:27
0h
Gisenyi
16:27
0h
Musanze
16:27
0h
Nyagatare
16:27
0h
Gitarama
16:27
0h
Muhanga
16:27
0h
Butare
16:27
0h
Kibuye
16:27
0h
Rwamagana
16:27
0h
Kibungo
16:27
0h

No daylight saving time in Rwanda

This location stays on UTC+02:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Rwanda is 16:27 CAT. The primary clock uses Africa/Kigali, currently UTC+02:00 from UTC.

Rwanda has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Africa/Kigali, Etc/GMT-2.

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