No clock change is expected in the next year.
No clock changes this year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo has 2 distinct time zone rule groups. Goma uses Central Africa Time.
- UTC+2 · UTC+2Haut-Katanga, East Kasai, Tshopo, Kasai-Central, South Kivu and moreNo daylight saving time
- UTC+1 · UTC+1Kinshasa, Kwilu, Équateur, Bas-Congo, Sud-Ubangi and moreNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Goma
Time differenceSun in Goma today
Daylight12h 11m today - 0h 2m less than the longest day and 0h 10m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
- ⌖Region
- North Kivu
- ◉Population
- 78,200
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- CDF · Franc
Public holidays in Democratic Republic of the Congo
HolidaysChristmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekendDay of the Martyrs
Monday · in 55 days
Nationallong weekendAnniversary of President Laurent Kabila
Saturday · in 67 days
NationalAnniversary of Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba
Sunday · in 68 days
National
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now
Cairomatches until 30 Apr 2027 Gizamatches until 30 Apr 2027 
Kyivmatches until 28 Mar 2027 
Beirutmatches until 28 Mar 2027 
Kabale97 km · 1 h ahead - no DST 
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Goma in?
- Goma uses Africa/Lubumbashi: UTC+2 (UTC+2).
- 02Does Goma have daylight saving time?
- No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
- 03What is the time difference between Goma and London?
- Goma is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
- 04What is a good time to call Goma from New York?
- A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Goma.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.
