Current time in Katwa
Friday, 17 July 2026
Katwa, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa/Lubumbashi · UTC+02:00
Time-zone identity for Katwa
- IANA zone
Africa/Lubumbashi- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+2
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Katwa is currently 2 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Katwa
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 22 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Katwa
Conditions near Katwa and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Patchy rain nearby
- Feels like
- 9°C
- Humidity
- 92%
- Wind
- 3.6 km/h SE
- Recent precipitation
- 0.9 mm
3-day forecast
- Patchy rain nearby13°C to 24°C84% chance of precipitationWind up to 5.8 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby12°C to 24°C84% chance of precipitationWind up to 5 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby12°C to 26°C63% chance of precipitationWind up to 5 km/h
Forecast valid from 04:30 local time. Updated 2026-07-17T02:45:44.989Z; refresh due by 2026-07-17T03:00:44.989Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Katwa
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Lubumbashi, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Katwa
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Africa/Lubumbashi local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Civil twilight
- 05:43–18:35
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:46
- Moonset
- 21:08
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 12%
Location context
About Katwa
Location details for Katwa in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Administrative area
- North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 89,352
- Coordinates
- 0.0893° N, 29.3086° E. The elevation is 1,750 metres.
Country context
Congo - Kinshasa at a glance
Country information for Congo - Kinshasa. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Country codes
- CD · COD · 180
- Population
- 84,068,091
- Currency
- Congolese Franc (CDF)
- Calling code
- +243
- Languages
- French (Congo - Kinshasa), Lingala, ktu, and Kongo, and 2 more
- Time zones represented
- 2 time zones are used by cities in this directory: Africa/Kinshasa and Africa/Lubumbashi.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Katwa
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Katwa. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- ButemboNorth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo6.1 km north
Africa/LubumbashiSame local time - LuberoNorth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo29 km south
Africa/LubumbashiSame local time - BeniNorth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo48 km north
Africa/LubumbashiSame local time - ManginaNorth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo57 km north
Africa/LubumbashiSame local time - HyoshaNorth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo72 km north
Africa/LubumbashiSame local time - KaynaNorth Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo79 km south
Africa/LubumbashiSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Africa/Lubumbashi when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 213666 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-17T02:45:44.965Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-17T02:45:44.989Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-17T02:45:44.988Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.