What Timezone is DR Congo In?

Main timezone of DR Congo UTC+01:00

Facts last checked 9 October 2026.

Current time in DR Congo (UTC+01:00): —
Standard time shown — daylight saving may apply at certain times of year.

DR Congo spans 2 timezones: UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00.

When it is 12:00 noon UTC, the time in DR Congo (UTC+01:00) is 13:00. Counting down to a trip? Try a countdown timer set to local DR Congo time.

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Time difference between DR Congo and major cities

City	Standard offset	DR Congo is… (compared with that city)
London	UTC+0	1 hour ahead
New York	UTC-5	6 hours ahead
Los Angeles	UTC-8	9 hours ahead
Dubai	UTC+4	3 hours behind
Mumbai / Delhi	UTC+5.5	4.5 hours behind
Tokyo	UTC+9	8 hours behind
Sydney	UTC+10	9 hours behind

Based on standard (winter) time. Where a place observes daylight saving the gap changes by an hour for part of the year.

Other countries on UTC+01:00

DR Congo in context

DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km², making it the 11th largest of the 196 countries on this site.
Its population density of about 48 people per km² ranks 136th of 196 (1st = most crowded).
It shares a land border with 9 countries: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.
With 112,832,000 people, DR Congo holds about 48.9% of the population of Middle Africa.
That is roughly 7.7% of the Africa total counted on this site.
Traffic drives on the right, and calendars start the week on Monday.
DR Congo is a member state of the United Nations.

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