Current Time in Kigali
What time is it in Kigali right now? Below is the live current local time in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Time zone information for Kigali
- Time zone name
- Africa/Kigali
- Abbreviation
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- UTC / GMT offset
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- Daylight saving
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Central Africa Time (UTC+2) — no daylight saving.
Compare Kigali with other cities
Open world clockWorking with Kigali
What you need to know before scheduling something with Kigali — when the clocks move, which days are the weekend, and when the working day overlaps with yours.
Daylight saving
Kigali does not observe daylight saving time. The offset from UTC stays the same all year, so the gap between you and Kigali changes whenever your clocks move, not theirs.
The working week
Rwanda follows the common Monday-to-Friday working week with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
When you can reach the major hubs
Times below are in Kigali’s local clock, assuming both sides work 09:00–17:00.
| City | Difference | Overlap in Kigali time |
|---|---|---|
| New York | -6 h | 15:00–17:00 |
| London | -1 h | 10:00–17:00 |
| Singapore | +6 h | 09:00–11:00 |
| Sydney | +8 h | no overlap in normal office hours |
Upcoming public holidays in Rwanda
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- New Year's Day
- Public Holiday
- Heroes Day
- End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Public holidays only. Regional and observance days are not listed, and dates that depend on lunar observation may shift by a day.