DR Congo · CAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Goma, DR Congo runs on UTC+2. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 6-hour difference between Goma and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Goma lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Goma and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Goma lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Goma and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Goma lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Goma.
Practical Info
Goma (DR Congo) is home to roughly 670K people. Today brings about 12.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:06, sunset at 18:06. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 2° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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DR Congo
Capital
Kinshasa
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
CAT · Africa/Kigali
Coordinates
1.66°S, 29.22°E
Currency
CDF (FC)
Calling Code
+243
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Nyiragongo above Goma holds one of the world's few persistent lava lakes, and its 2002 eruption sent lava through the middle of the city. Lake Kivu below holds enormous dissolved methane and CO₂ deposits that are being tapped for power.
The clock: Goma keeps UTC+2. The Virunga park next door is Africa's oldest national park and holds a large share of the world's mountain gorillas.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap