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Brazzaville

UTC+1

Republic of the Congo · WAT

Dry season
01:43:39Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:00↓ 18:0624:00
Sunrise
06:00
Sunset
18:06
Daylight
12.1hrs
Population
2.1M
Season
Dry season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 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 Brazzaville 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 Brazzaville lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Brazzaville 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 Brazzaville lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Brazzaville 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 Brazzaville 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 Brazzaville.

Practical Info

Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) is home to roughly 2.1M people. Today brings about 12.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:00, sunset at 18:06. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 4° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

Capital

Brazzaville 👑

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

WAT · Africa/Brazzaville

Coordinates

4.27°S, 15.28°E

Currency

XAF (FCFA)

Calling Code

+242

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Southern

Language

French

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

Capitals Facing Each Other

Brazzaville and Kinshasa sit on opposite banks of the Congo, about 4 kilometres apart — the closest pair of capital cities in the world other than Rome and the Vatican. Together they form a metropolitan area of over 20 million.

The clock: Brazzaville keeps UTC+1 and Kinshasa keeps UTC+1 as well, so the two capitals at least agree on the hour, if on relatively little else.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

7h overlap
BrazzavilleUTC+1
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
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