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Live local time
Matadi, Congo-Kinshasa
11:15:49 PMWednesday, April 29, 2026 · Africa/Kinshasa
Huidige lokale tijd
11:15:49 PM
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Tijdzone
WAT
Africa/Kinshasa · UTC+01:00
Volgende feestdag
Labour Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Zakelijke overlap nu
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Matadi right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
FIH
Ndjili International Airport · 273 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
3
Curated airport references available for Congo-Kinshasa
Snapshot at render time: 11:15:49 PM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Matadi (UTC+01:00, WAT).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Current weather
24°C, Light drizzle
Feels like 29°C · Humidity 94% · Wind 5 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:06 AM to 06:00 PM
Day length 11h 54m · Solar noon 12:03 PM
Next country holiday
Labour Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Matadi local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
48th ASEAN Summit — Cebu
politicalvrijdag 15 mei 2026
16 days to go
Gemini 3 Ultra Launch (estimated window)
keynotevrijdag 15 mei 2026
16 days to go
WHO Pandemic Agreement — Adoption at 79th WHA
politicalmaandag 18 mei 2026
19 days to go
Forza Horizon 6
release-gamedinsdag 19 mei 2026
20 days to go
Google I/O 2026
keynotedinsdag 19 mei 2026
20 days to go
Code with Claude London 2026
keynotedinsdag 19 mei 2026
20 days to go
Population
425.7K
Coordinates
-5.84, 13.46
Timezone
Africa/Kinshasa
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
3
Capital
Kinshasa
Languages
French, Kikongo
Currency
CDF (FC)
Country area
2,344,858 km²
Local time in Matadi runs on the WAT, UTC+01:00 clock; with roughly 425.7K residents the city (rank #14 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Congo-Kinshasa.
Matadi sits at 5.84°S, 13.46°E; that's the deep tropics (Southern Hemisphere, ~648 km from the equator) and the daylight pattern reflects year-round daylight that barely shifts between seasons.
Today the sun rises around 06:06 AM and sets around 06:00 PM in Matadi — about 11h 54m of daylight. Congo-Kinshasa stays on standard time here, so UTC+01:00 is stable through the year.
Kenge (23 km from Matadi) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 3 curated airport pages indexed for Congo-Kinshasa.
Next country-wide schedule signal: Labour Day on 2026-05-01, useful for handoff and coverage planning around Matadi.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Timezone
WAT
IANA Zone
Africa/Kinshasa
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 119
Days Remaining
246
Quarter
Q2
London
+0h
New York
-5h
Los Angeles
-8h
Dubai
+3h
Singapore
+7h
Tokyo
+8h
Sydney
+9h
São Paulo
-4h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Matadi.
On this page Matadi stands in for the local-time signal in this part of Congo-Kinshasa; the sections below pull live data rather than templated copy.
Reading Matadi against the global hubs: Dubai (~5,685 km), London (~6,507 km), São Paulo (~6,706 km) are the close ones, with Los Angeles (~14,150 km) sitting on the opposite side of the planet — a good gut check when judging logistics windows.
Matadi sits inside Congo-Kinshasa — the Middle Africa subregion, capital Kinshasa, languages French, Kikongo, Lingala, currency CDF (FC).
The closest mapped neighbors of Matadi are Kenge (23 km), Boma (45 km), Mbanza Kongo (98 km), Tombôco (108 km), so commuter, logistics and same-day-trip planning will usually pull from this cluster.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Matadi: Labour Day, Liberation Day, Independence Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Congo-Kinshasa.
Closest curated airport references from Matadi: FIH Kinshasa (273 km), FKI Kisangani (1494 km), FBM Lubumbashi (1673 km).
In 2015, A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
Ndjili International AirportFIH
Kinshasa · 273 km from Matadi
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 1h 6m
Bangoka International AirportFKI
Kisangani · 1494 km from Matadi
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 2h 40m
Lubumbashi International AirportFBM
Lubumbashi · 1673 km from Matadi
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 2h 54m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
On this day
2015: A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
2013: A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people.
2013: National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board.
Coordination pulse
0 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 11:15 PM | +0h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 06:15 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 03:15 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 02:15 AM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 06:15 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 07:15 AM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 08:15 AM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 07:15 PM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Matadi bevindt zich in de tijdzone Africa/Kinshasa (WAT), met een UTC-verschuiving van +01:00.
Matadi hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Matadi is UTC+01:00.
Matadi sits at 5.84°S, 13.46°E in Congo-Kinshasa, with about 425.7K residents (rank #14 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Matadi is Dubai, about 5,685 km away as the crow flies.
Kenge is the closest indexed city, roughly 23 km from Matadi.
Ndjili International Airport (FIH) is the closest curated airport reference, about 273 km from Matadi.
Labour Day is the next upcoming holiday in Congo-Kinshasa, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.
