Local time in Rwanda
Republic of Rwanda
Current local time in Rwanda (CAT (UTC+2)). The clock below updates live in your browser.
Time difference — Kigali
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Differences are relative to Kigali, Rwanda, and account for daylight saving time right now.
Time zone information for Rwanda
- Standard label
- CAT (UTC+2)
- Standard offset (Kigali)
- UTC+2
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed
- Number of time zones
- 1
- Capital
- Kigali
- IANA zones
- Africa/Maputo
Rwanda uses CAT (UTC+2) 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 Rwanda.
Sunrise and sunset in Kigali
Kigali lies close to the equator (2.0° S), so day length barely changes: about 12 h 00 min at the June solstice and 12 h 14 min at the December solstice.
| Date | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 06:05 | 12:11 | 18:18 | 12 h 13 min |
| 21 February | 06:09 | 12:14 | 18:19 | 12 h 10 min |
| 21 March | 06:04 | 12:08 | 18:11 | 12 h 07 min |
| 21 April | 05:57 | 11:59 | 18:01 | 12 h 04 min |
| 21 May | 05:56 | 11:57 | 17:58 | 12 h 01 min |
| 21 June | 06:02 | 12:02 | 18:02 | 12 h 00 min |
| 21 July | 06:06 | 12:07 | 18:07 | 12 h 01 min |
| 21 August | 06:02 | 12:04 | 18:05 | 12 h 03 min |
| 21 September | 05:50 | 11:54 | 17:57 | 12 h 06 min |
| 21 October | 05:40 | 11:45 | 17:50 | 12 h 10 min |
| 21 November | 05:40 | 11:46 | 17:53 | 12 h 13 min |
| 21 December | 05:51 | 11:58 | 18:05 | 12 h 14 min |
Calculated for Kigali (-1.95°, 30.11°; 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 Rwanda
Rwanda does not change its clocks: it stays on CAT (UTC+2) 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.