DR Congo · WAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Kisangani, DR 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 Kisangani 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 Kisangani lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Kisangani 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 Kisangani lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Kisangani 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 Kisangani 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 Kisangani.
Practical Info
Kisangani (DR Congo) is home to roughly 1.6M people. Today brings about 12.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 17:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 1° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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DR Congo
Capital
Kinshasa
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
WAT · Africa/Kinshasa
Coordinates
0.52°N, 25.20°E
Currency
CDF (FC)
Calling Code
+243
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Kisangani sits at the Boyoma Falls, seven cataracts that mark the upper limit of navigation on the Congo — which is why the city exists. Conrad's Heart of Darkness ends roughly here.
The clock: Kisangani keeps UTC+1. The Wagenia fishermen build wooden tripod traps across the falls, a technique unchanged for generations.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap