Local time in the Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Current local time in the Republic of the Congo (WAT (UTC+1)). The clock below updates live in your browser.
Time difference — Brazzaville
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Differences are relative to Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo, and account for daylight saving time right now.
Time zone information for the Republic of the Congo
- Standard label
- WAT (UTC+1)
- Standard offset (Brazzaville)
- UTC+1
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed
- Number of time zones
- 1
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- IANA zones
- Africa/Lagos
The Republic of the Congo uses WAT (UTC+1) as its standard time. Clocks stay on the same offset all year round — daylight saving time is not observed. Times on this page are computed in your browser from the IANA time zone database, so they always match the real current time in the Republic of the Congo.
Sunrise and sunset in Brazzaville
Brazzaville lies close to the equator (4.3° S), so day length barely changes: about 11 h 52 min at the June solstice and 12 h 22 min at the December solstice.
| Date | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 06:01 | 12:11 | 18:21 | 12 h 20 min |
| 21 February | 06:07 | 12:14 | 18:20 | 12 h 13 min |
| 21 March | 06:04 | 12:07 | 18:10 | 12 h 07 min |
| 21 April | 05:58 | 11:58 | 17:58 | 12 h 00 min |
| 21 May | 05:59 | 11:56 | 17:54 | 11 h 55 min |
| 21 June | 06:05 | 12:01 | 17:58 | 11 h 52 min |
| 21 July | 06:09 | 12:06 | 18:03 | 11 h 54 min |
| 21 August | 06:03 | 12:03 | 18:03 | 11 h 59 min |
| 21 September | 05:50 | 11:53 | 17:56 | 12 h 06 min |
| 21 October | 05:38 | 11:44 | 17:51 | 12 h 13 min |
| 21 November | 05:36 | 11:46 | 17:55 | 12 h 19 min |
| 21 December | 05:47 | 11:58 | 18:09 | 12 h 22 min |
Calculated for Brazzaville (-4.27°, 15.27°; coordinates from Wikidata) with the standard solar-position formulas used by NOAA, for a sea-level horizon. Results are accurate to about a minute; hills, buildings and altitude shift what you actually see. Times change by only a minute or two from year to year.
Daylight saving time in the Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo does not change its clocks: it stays on WAT (UTC+1) all year in 2026 and 2027.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled at build time. Governments occasionally change their rules at short notice.