Daylight hours in Kinshasa today

Kinshasa lies at 4°S. In Kinshasa, day length ranges from 11h 52m in winter to 12h 23m in summer — a swing of about 0h 31m.

Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 11:57 in Kinshasa, almost exactly when the clock says 12. At midday the sun currently stands 80.2° above the horizon in Kinshasa. Kinshasa lies inside the tropics, so twice a year the midday sun passes straight overhead; at the opposite solstice it still reaches 62.1°.

Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Kinshasa.

The longest day in Kinshasa is around 12h 23m (around December 21). The shortest is around 11h 52m (around June 21).