Right now, local time in Kolwezi is 22:34 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kolwezi ranks #736 worldwide by population and #7 in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Lubumbashi GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Day length
- 12h 27m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 11h 30m (winter) – 12h 45m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kolwezi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.7148° S, 25.4667° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lualaba
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 790,248 · #736 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kolwezi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.71° N, 154.53° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, 927 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kolwezi today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:36
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:10
- Maghrib
- 18:15
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 23.7° from north (NNE (24°))
Full prayer timetable for Kolwezi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kolwezi sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 27m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kolwezi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,143 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,510 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.71° S, 25.47° 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 | 13:34 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −5h |
| London | 20:34 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +9h |
Best time to call Kolwezi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kolwezi local time:
Cities sharing Kolwezi's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KisanganiCD
- KanangaCD
- BukavuCD
- LikasiCD
- TshikapaCD
- UviraCD
Distances from Kolwezi
| Dubai | 5,143 km | NE (39°) |
| Mumbai | 6,157 km | ENE (58°) |
| Paris | 7,002 km | NNW (343°) |
| London | 7,344 km | NNW (343°) |
| Moscow | 7,478 km | N (7°) |
| São Paulo | 7,721 km | WSW (249°) |
| Singapore | 8,764 km | E (86°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,326 km | ENE (68°) |
| Sydney | 12,442 km | SE (133°) |
| Chicago | 12,707 km | NW (311°) |
| Tokyo | 12,881 km | NE (55°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,510 km | NW (311°) |
Cities near Kolwezi
FAQ
What time is it in Kolwezi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kolwezi (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kolwezi in?
Kolwezi runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Kolwezi observe daylight saving time?
Kolwezi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kolwezi today?
Kolwezi sees sunrise at 05:49 and sunset at 18:16 today, giving 12h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kolwezi tonight?
The moon phase over Kolwezi tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kolwezi?
The antipode of Kolwezi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.71° N, 154.53° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Napari Village, Kiribati, roughly 927 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kolwezi?
Kolwezi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kolwezi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kolwezi, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.