Time in the Republic of the Congo | |
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Time zone | West Africa Time |
Initials | WAT |
UTC offset | UTC+01:00 |
Daylight saving time | |
DST not observed | |
tz database | |
Africa/Brazzaville |
The Republic of the Congo observes a single time zone year-round, denoted as West Africa Time (WAT; UTC+01:00). [1]
In the IANA time zone database, the Congo is given one zone in the file zone.tab—Africa/Brazzaville. "CG" refers to the country's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Data for the Congo directly from zone.tab of the IANA time zone database; columns marked with * are the columns from zone.tab itself: [2]
c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | Comments | UTC offset | DST |
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CG | −0416+01517 | Africa/Brazzaville | +01:00 | +01:00 |
The Democratic Republic of the Congo observes UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00. It does not observe DST. It is the only country in Africa to use more than one time zone.
Time in Liberia is given by a single time zone, denoted as Greenwich Mean Time. Liberia shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa where it was formerly known as Western Sahara Standard Time (WSST). Liberia has never observed daylight saving time (DST).
Time in Mozambique is given by a single time zone, officially denoted as Central Africa Time. Mozambique has never observed daylight saving time.
Time in Comoros is given by a single time zone, officially denoted as East Africa Time. Comoros does not observe daylight saving time.
Time in Tanzania is given by a single time zone, officially denoted as East Africa Time. Tanzania does not observe daylight saving time.
Time in Uganda is given by a single time zone, officially denoted as East Africa Time. Uganda does not observe daylight saving time.
Time in Niger is given by a single time zone, officially denoted as West Africa Time. Niger adopted WAT on 1 January 1912, and has never observed daylight saving time.
Time in Gabon is given by a single time zone, officially denoted as West Africa Time. Gabon adopted WAT on 1 January 1912, and has never observed daylight saving time.
Time in Benin is given by a single time zone, officially denoted as West Africa Time. Benin adopted WAT on 1 January 1912 as French Dahomey, and has never observed daylight saving time.
Time in Cameroon is given by a single time zone, officially denoted as West Africa Time. Cameroon adopted WAT on 1 January 1912 as Cameroun, and has never observed daylight saving time.
Time in the Gambia is given by a single time zone, denoted as Greenwich Mean Time. Adopted in 1918, the Gambia has never observed daylight saving time (DST).
Time in Senegal is given by a single time zone, denoted as Greenwich Mean Time. Senegal shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa. Senegal does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
Time in Guinea is given by a single time zone, denoted as Greenwich Mean Time. Guinea shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa. Guinea does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
Time in Mauritania is given by a single time zone, denoted as Greenwich Mean Time. Mauritania shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa. Mauritania does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
Time in Mali is given by a single time zone, denoted as Greenwich Mean Time. Mali shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa. Mali does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
Time in Guinea-Bissau is given by a single time zone, denoted as Greenwich Mean Time. Guinea-Bissau shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa. Guinea-Bissau does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
Time in Chad is given by a single time zone, denoted as West Africa Time. Chad shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa. Chad does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
Time in Equatorial Guinea is given by a single time zone, denoted as West Africa Time. Equatorial Guinea shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa. Equatorial Guinea does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
Time in Burkina Faso is given by a single time zone, denoted as Greenwich Mean Time. Burkina Faso shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa. Burkina Faso does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
The Central African Republic (CAR) observes a single time zone year-round, denoted as West Africa Time.
time difference: UTC+1