Central African Republic · WAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Bangui, Central African Republic runs on UTC+1. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 5-hour difference between Bangui and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 14:00–18:00 in Bangui lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Bangui and London currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Bangui lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Bangui and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Bangui lines up with 17:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Lisbon, Lagos, Casablanca. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Bangui.
Practical Info
Bangui (Central African Republic) is home to roughly 889K people. Today brings about 12.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, sunset at 18:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 4° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Central African Republic
Capital
Bangui 👑
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
WAT · Africa/Bangui
Coordinates
4.36°N, 18.55°E
Currency
XAF (FCFA)
Calling Code
+236
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
French, Sango
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Bangui is named for the rapids on the Ubangi river that stopped boats here — bangui means rapids in the Bobangi language. The river marks the border with the DRC and is the country's main link to the outside.
The clock: Bangui keeps UTC+1 almost exactly on the geographic centre of the African continent.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap