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In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are 2 time zones:
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| Regions | Standard Time | Daylight Saving Time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time zone | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | Time zone | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |||
| West Africa Time WAT (UTC+01) | UTC+01 all year long | No Daylight Saving Time | |||||||
| Central Africa Time CAT (UTC+02) | UTC+02 all year long | No Daylight Saving Time | |||||||
The information in this page comes from data published in the Time Zone Database managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
| Year | Time zone Abbreviation | UTC Offset | Time zone Name | Daylight Saving Time | Begins (local time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | WAT | UTC+01 | West Africa Time | no | Monday, September 1 1919, 12:00 AM |
| 1914 | +0030 | UTC+00:30 | no | Thursday, January 1 1914, 12:00 AM | |
| 1908 | LMT | UTC+00:13:35 | no | Wednesday, July 1 1908, 12:00 AM | |
| 1905 | GMT | UTC+00 | no | Friday, June 30 1905, 12:00 AM | |
| 1908 | CAT | UTC+02 | Central Africa Time | no | Thursday, December 31 1908, 12:00 AM |