Rwanda to London: time difference
London is 1 h behind Rwanda. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Rwanda 03:29 3:29 AM London 02:29 2:29 AM You –:–
03:29 3:29 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:52
02:29 2:29 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 18:20
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−1 h
London is 1 h behind Rwanda.
When you, Rwanda and London are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇷🇼 Rwanda
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
🇬🇧 London
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 🇬🇧 London |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:29 | 02:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Rwanda | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Kigali | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 17:52 | 18:20 |
| Daylight | 12 h 9 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 13,246,394 | 8,908,083 |
Compare Rwanda with another city
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Big time differences
Rwanda and London: common questions
How many hours behind Rwanda is London?
The clocks in London are 1 hour behind those in Rwanda (UTC+1 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rwanda, what time is it in London?
At 9:00 AM in Rwanda, clocks in London show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in London at the end of the working day in Rwanda?
The working day in Rwanda ends at 6:00 PM; in London it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call London from Rwanda?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Rwanda – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in London – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in London?
Until 1:00 AM in Rwanda it is still the previous day in London. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in London it is already the next day in Rwanda.
Does the time gap between Rwanda and London change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in London but not in Rwanda. From October 25, 2026, London will be 2 hours behind Rwanda.
