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What time is it in Kolwezi?
19:43:49
Friday 13 November 2026
- Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Time zone UTC+02:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 05:44 · sunset 18:20
Time difference with Kolwezi
Kolwezi is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Kolwezi |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 2 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 7 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 10 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | 1 hour behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 2 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 3 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | 6 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 9 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | 5 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Kolwezi
Kolwezi does not change its clocks: UTC+02:00 all year round.
History of local time in Kolwezi
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 25 April 1920 | UTC+2 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Africa/Lubumbashi. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Kolwezi
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 309 km away, Cazombo (Angola) is 1 hour behind Kolwezi all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Fungurume | 94 km |
| Malemba | 107 km |
| Kambove | 125 km |
| Likasi | 142 km |
| Chisasa | 155 km |
| Mwinilunga | 160 km |
| Bukama | 173 km |
| Manyama | 183 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Kolwezi
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Day length
- 12 h 35 min
- Tomorrow
- +1 min
Dawn 05:22, dusk 18:42, solar noon 12:02. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (11 h 29 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (12 h 45 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:44 (13 November 2026), latest at 06:37 (3 July 2027); earliest sunset at 18:02 (17 May 2027), latest at 18:48 (16 January 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 08:50 · moonset 21:59 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kinshasa1 hour behind
- Lubumbashi
- Mbuji-Mayi
- Kananga
- Kisangani
- Bukavu
- Likasi
- Tshikapa
- Kikwit1 hour behind
- Masina1 hour behind
- Mbandaka1 hour behind
- Goma
Time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: all cities and time zones
Good to know about the time in Kolwezi
Kolwezi, in Lualaba province, is on the time of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, UTC+2 all year round: it is 1 hour ahead of Kinshasa, and on the same time as Lubumbashi.
A mining town, Kolwezi is one of the world’s leading centres of cobalt production. Neighbouring Zambia, through which the ore passes, is on the same time as Kolwezi. The two time zones of the DRC