Time in Kimpese

West Africa Time (UTC+1, UTC+1)

Current local time: 00:05

Next DST change: No offset change in the next year.

Current local time in Kimpese: · 11 Nov 2026

Kimpese time zone

Time zone
UTC+1 · UTC+1standard time

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. Kimpese uses West 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 Kimpese

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Kimpese
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London-1 day1 h behindCompare Kimpese and London
New York-1 day6 h behindCompare Kimpese and New York
Los Angeles-1 day9 h behindCompare Kimpese and Los Angeles
BerlinSame timeCompare Kimpese and Berlin
Dubai3 h aheadCompare Kimpese and Dubai
New Delhi4 h 30 min aheadCompare Kimpese and New Delhi
Singapore7 h aheadCompare Kimpese and Singapore
Tokyo8 h aheadCompare Kimpese and Tokyo
Sydney10 h aheadCompare Kimpese and Sydney
CopenhagenSame timeCompare Kimpese and Copenhagen

Sun in Kimpese today

Daylight
05:3512h 21m17:56

12h 21m today - 0h 6m less than the longest day and 0h 33m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

Public holidays in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Holidays

  1. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend

  2. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend

  3. Day of the Martyrs

    Monday · in 54 days

    Nationallong weekend

  4. Anniversary of President Laurent Kabila

    Saturday · in 66 days

    National

  5. Anniversary of Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba

    Sunday · in 67 days

    National

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Kimpese in?
Kimpese uses Africa/Kinshasa: UTC+1 (UTC+1).
02Does Kimpese have daylight saving time?
No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between Kimpese and London?
Kimpese is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Kimpese from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Kimpese.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Kimpese in?
Kimpese is in West Africa Time (UTC+1), Africa/Kinshasa. Standard time is UTC+1.
02Does Kimpese use daylight saving time?
No. Kimpese stays on UTC+1 all year.
03What is the time difference between Kimpese and UTC?
Kimpese is UTC+1 all year.