Time in Kigali, Rwanda | Kigali Now
Thursday, 22 October 2026
CAT (UTC+02:00)
Time zone information for Kigali
UTC +2
Central Africa Time (CAT) , currently 5 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
▪Kigali does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
▪Time in Kigali is always 5 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
▪The IANA time zone identifier for Kigali is
Africa/Kigali.Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Kigali
- ▪Sunrise: 05:39
- ▪Sunset: 17:49
- ▪Day length: 12h 9m
- ▪Solar noon: 11:44
- ▪Current time in Kigali is currently 16 minutes behind solar time.
Kigali on map
- ▪Location: City of Kigali, Rwanda
- ▪Latitude: -1,95. Longitude: 30,06
- ▪Population: 1,132,686
- ▪Elevation: 1542 m
Time difference
from Kigali
Sun cycle
Sunrise 05:39
Solar noon 11:44Sunset 17:49
Time zone & DST
- IANA identifier
Africa/Kigali- Abbreviation
- CAT
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not in effect
- Current Unix epoch
- 1792678236
Sun & astronomy
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Solar noon
- 11:44
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Night length
- 11h 50m
- Civil twilight
- 05:18 – 18:10
Geography & country
- Country
- Rwanda
- Region / State
- City of Kigali
- Coordinates
- -1.950°, 30.059°
- Elevation
- 1542 m
- Population
- 1,132,686
- Classification
- Capital city
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