KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Current time in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Monday, 10 August 2026
West Africa TimeUTC+01:00
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- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Location
- Capital city of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Time zone
Africa/Kinshasa- UTC offset now
UTC+01:00- Current zone label
- GMT+1
- Next clock change
- No upcoming change available
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Weather in Kinshasa
Conditions near Kinshasa and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Clear
- Feels like
- 30°C
- Humidity
- 37%
- Wind
- 12.2 km/h W
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Sunny23°C to 36°C4% chance of precipitationWind up to 12.6 km/h
- Sunny23°C to 37°C2% chance of precipitationWind up to 13.7 km/h
- Sunny22°C to 37°C1% chance of precipitationWind up to 12.2 km/h
Forecast valid from 19:30 local time. Updated 2026-08-10T18:41:29.945Z; refresh due by 2026-08-10T18:56:29.945Z.
Time-zone identity for Kinshasa
- IANA zone
Africa/Kinshasa- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+1
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Kinshasa is currently 1 hour ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Kinshasa
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Sunday, 15 August 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Kinshasa
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Kinshasa, 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.
Capital city context
About Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa is the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo. This page combines its live local clock with location, time-zone, weather, Sun and Moon information.
- Capital status
- Capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Administrative area
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 16,000,000
- Coordinates
- 4.3276° S, 15.3136° E. The elevation is 281 metres.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Kinshasa
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Kinshasa. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- MasinaKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo11 km southeast
Africa/KinshasaSame local time→ - KasanguluBas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo33 km southwest
Africa/KinshasaSame local time→ - InkisiBas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo94 km south
Africa/KinshasaSame local time→ - Mbanza-NgunguBas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo115 km southwest
Africa/KinshasaSame local time→ - KimpeseBas-Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo168 km southwest
Africa/KinshasaSame local time→ - MushieMai-Ndombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo230 km northeast
Africa/KinshasaSame local time→
Sources for Kinshasa time and city facts
Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.
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- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · AccessedCity and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · AccessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · AccessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · 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.