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Pointe-Noire

UTC+1

Republic of the Congo · WAT

Dry season
01:45:24Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:18↓ 18:1224:00
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
18:12
Daylight
11.9hrs
Population
1.1M
Season
Dry season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Pointe-Noire, 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 Pointe-Noire 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 Pointe-Noire lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Pointe-Noire 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 Pointe-Noire lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Pointe-Noire 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 Pointe-Noire 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 Pointe-Noire.

Practical Info

Pointe-Noire (Republic of the Congo) is home to roughly 1.1M people. Today brings about 11.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:18, sunset at 18:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 5° 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

4.80°S, 11.85°E

Currency

XAF (FCFA)

Calling Code

+242

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Southern

Language

French

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Railway Through the Mountains

The Congo–Ocean Railway from Pointe-Noire to Brazzaville, built 1921–1934, cost the lives of an estimated 17,000 forced labourers over 502 kilometres. It remains the country's main freight link.

The clock: Pointe-Noire keeps UTC+1 and handles almost all of the Republic of the Congo's oil exports.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

7h overlap
Pointe-NoireUTC+1
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824