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Goma

UTC+2

DR Congo · CAT

Dry season
02:45:23Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:06↓ 18:0624:00
Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
18:06
Daylight
12.0hrs
Population
670K
Season
Dry season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

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

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?

A City Between a Volcano and a Lake

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

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Working Hours

8h overlap
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