Current Time in Rwanda
Rwanda uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Rwanda
It's 9:03 PM CAT (UTC+02:00) in Rwanda on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Rwanda does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+2 all year.
- Time zone
- Central Africa Time
- IANA: Africa/Kigali
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 (CAT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+2 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Kigali
Gisenyi
Musanze
Nyagatare
How Rwanda writes dates and times
- Date format
- YYYY-MM-DD
- year-month-day, e.g. 2026-11-25 · 2026 Ugushyingo 25
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the rw-RW locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Rwanda
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Rwanda time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 7 h behind | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 10 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 9 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
Rwanda at a glance
- Capital
- Kigali
- Population
- 14,104,969
- Currency
- Rwandan franc (RWF)
Questions about time in Rwanda
- What time is it in Rwanda right now?
- When this page was generated it was 9:03 PM CAT (UTC+02:00) in Rwanda.
- How many time zones does Rwanda have?
- Rwanda uses one time zone, Central Africa Time (IANA ID Africa/Kigali).
- Does Rwanda observe daylight saving time?
- No. Rwanda does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+2 all year.