Right now, local time in Kigoma is 21:26 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kigoma ranks #2649 worldwide by population and #18 in Tanzania.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 46m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Day length
- 12h 17m
- Solar noon
- 12:46
- Daylight range
- 11h 50m (winter) – 12h 24m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kigoma — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.8769° S, 29.6267° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kigoma
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 232,388 · #2649 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kigoma through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.88° N, 150.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 840 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kigoma today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:25
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:46
- Asr
- 16:03
- Maghrib
- 18:54
- Isha
- 20:01
- Qibla direction
- 20.5° from north (NNE (20°))
Full prayer timetable for Kigoma — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kigoma sits in the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 17m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Kigoma's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,350 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,379 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.88° S, 29.63° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 10:26 | −11h |
| Chicago | 12:26 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 15:26 | −6h |
| London | 18:26 | −3h |
| Paris | 19:26 | −2h |
| Moscow | 21:26 | same time |
| Dubai | 22:26 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 23:56 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:26 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 02:26 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 03:26 | +6h |
| Sydney | 05:26 | +8h |
Best time to call Kigoma
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kigoma local time:
Cities sharing Kigoma's time zone
Distances from Kigoma
| Dubai | 4,350 km | NE (38°) |
| Mumbai | 5,427 km | ENE (59°) |
| Paris | 6,534 km | NNW (339°) |
| Moscow | 6,782 km | N (5°) |
| London | 6,877 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 8,270 km | E (87°) |
| São Paulo | 8,391 km | WSW (247°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,655 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 12,131 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 12,532 km | SE (130°) |
| Chicago | 12,605 km | NW (314°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,379 km | NW (319°) |
Cities near Kigoma
FAQ
What time is it in Kigoma right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kigoma (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kigoma in?
Kigoma runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kigoma observe daylight saving time?
Kigoma does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kigoma today?
Kigoma sees sunrise at 06:37 and sunset at 18:54 today, giving 12h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kigoma tonight?
The moon phase over Kigoma tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kigoma?
The antipode of Kigoma — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.88° N, 150.37° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 840 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kigoma?
Kigoma lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kigoma?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kigoma, clocks run about 46 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.