Kigali is located in Rwanda and uses the Africa/Kigali timezone, currently GMT+2 from UTC. Kigali does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:34 and sunset at 18:21 local time. The coordinates of Kigali are 1.94°S, 30.06°E.

Today Kigali gets 12 hours 47 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:58, almost exactly when the clock says midday.

Right now Kigali shares its GMT+2 offset with Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Kigali in?›

Kigali is in the Africa/Kigali timezone, currently GMT+2 from UTC.

Does Kigali observe daylight saving time?›

No. Kigali does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+2.

What is the UTC offset for Kigali?›

Kigali is currently GMT+2 from UTC (GMT+2).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.