London to Kinshasa: time difference
Kinshasa is 1 h ahead of London. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇩 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
41
- West Africa Time
- UTC+1
- Dawn
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 17:52 · 12 h 17 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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London 04:38 4:38 AM Kinshasa 05:38 5:38 AM You –:–
04:38 4:38 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 16:27
05:38 5:38 AM
West Africa Time · UTC+1
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 17:52
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+1 h
Kinshasa is 1 h ahead of London.
When you, London and Kinshasa are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇧 London
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇩 Kinshasa
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 London | 🇨🇩 Kinshasa |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:38 | 05:38 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | West Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from London | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Africa/Kinshasa |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:03 | 05:35 |
| Sunset | 16:27 | 17:52 |
| Daylight | 9 h 24 min | 12 h 17 min |
| People on this clock | 8,908,083 | 17,032,322 |
Compare London with another city
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London and Kinshasa: common questions
What is the time difference between London and Kinshasa?
Kinshasa is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+1, while London is on UTC+0.
If it is 9:00 AM in London, what time is it in Kinshasa?
At 9:00 AM in London, clocks in Kinshasa show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Kinshasa when it is 6:00 PM in London?
When it is 6:00 PM in London, it is 7:00 PM in Kinshasa.
When do working hours in London and in Kinshasa overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in London, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kinshasa.
From what time in London is it tomorrow in Kinshasa?
Once it is 11:00 PM in London, the date in Kinshasa has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Kinshasa, it is still the previous day in London.
Does the time difference between London and Kinshasa change?
Yes. The clocks change only in London. From March 28, 2027, Kinshasa and London will have the same time.
