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Time Changes in Democratic Republic of the Congo 2017

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Time zones in use in Democratic Republic of the Congo

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are 2 time zones:

  1. West Africa Time, WAT (UTC+01)
  2. Central Africa Time, CAT (UTC+02)

For comparing the current time in Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Kingdom or any other country combination, visit time comparison. For an introduction to UTC and world time, read UTC by country. Time changes in Democratic Republic of the Congo are shown below by city, state or region.

RegionsStandard TimeDaylight Saving Time
Time zone201620172018Time zone201620172018
  • Kinshasa
West Africa Time
WAT (UTC+01)
UTC+01 all year longNo Daylight Saving Time
  • Lubumbashi
Central Africa Time
CAT (UTC+02)
UTC+02 all year longNo Daylight Saving Time

History of Time Changes

The information in this page comes from data published in the Time Zone Database managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).

YearTime zone AbbreviationUTC OffsetTime zone NameDaylight Saving TimeBegins (local time)
1919WATUTC+01West Africa TimenoMonday, September 1 1919, 12:00 AM
1901LMTUTC+00:13:36noFriday, December 13 1901, 08:59 PM
1903CATUTC+02Central Africa TimenoSaturday, February 28 1903, 12:00 AM
1901LMTUTC+02:10:20noFriday, December 13 1901, 10:56 PM

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Content last updated on 2016-12-19