Current time in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone

Africa/Lubumbashi is an IANA time zone used in Democratic Republic of the Congo. It stays on UTC+2 all year.

Africa/Lubumbashi at a glance

UTC offset now	UTC+2
Standard time	UTC+2 (CAT)
Abbreviations	CAT
Used in	Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rules of the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone

This zone has a single offset, UTC+2, with no seasonal changes recorded since 1970.

Where Africa/Lubumbashi is used

Africa/Lubumbashi is used in Democratic Republic of the Congo. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

Africa/Lubumbashi compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

City	Time now	Difference now	In January	In July
New York (United States)	--:--	7 h behind	7 h behind	6 h behind
Los Angeles (United States)	--:--	10 h behind	10 h behind	9 h behind
London (United Kingdom)	--:--	2 h behind	2 h behind	1 h behind
Paris (France)	--:--	1 h behind	1 h behind	Same time
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)	--:--	2 h ahead	2 h ahead	2 h ahead
Mumbai (India)	--:--	3 h 30 min ahead	3 h 30 min ahead	3 h 30 min ahead
Singapore	--:--	6 h ahead	6 h ahead	6 h ahead
Tokyo (Japan)	--:--	7 h ahead	7 h ahead	7 h ahead
Sydney (Australia)	--:--	9 h ahead	9 h ahead	8 h ahead
UTC	--:--	2 h behind	2 h behind	2 h behind

Other zones on UTC+2 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as Africa/Lubumbashi today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

Using Africa/Lubumbashi in software

Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Africa/Lubumbashi, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+2 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.

Show the current time in Africa/Lubumbashi:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Africa/Lubumbashi', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Africa/Lubumbashi'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Africa/Lubumbashi')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Africa/Lubumbashi date

Tools for time in Africa/Lubumbashi

Convert a time to or from Africa/Lubumbashi: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
Add Lubumbashi to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Africa/Lubumbashi and the other cities you work with.
Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

What is the UTC offset of Africa/Lubumbashi?

UTC+2, all year.

What abbreviation does Africa/Lubumbashi use?

CAT. Abbreviations are not unique, so use the zone name Africa/Lubumbashi in software.

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.