How many hours of daylight does Kinshasa get on its longest day?

About 12h 22m, around December 21, with sunrise at 05:46 and sunset at 18:09 local time.

How short is the shortest day in Kinshasa?

About 11h 52m, around June 21, with sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 17:57 local time.

How much does day length change in Kinshasa through the year?

By 0h 30m between the longest and shortest days. It changes fastest around March 10, by about 0.2 minutes a day.

DR Congo · 4.33°S, 15.31°E

Daylight hours in Kinshasa

Kinshasa gets 12h 22m of daylight on its longest day, around December 21, and 11h 52m on its shortest, around June 21: a swing of 0h 30m across the year. So close to the equator, day length barely changes with the seasons.

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Sunrise and sunset through the year

Local time, including daylight saving time where Kinshasa observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.

Key days

Longest day12h 22mDecember 21 · 05:46–18:09

Shortest day11h 52mJune 21 · 06:05–17:57

March equinox12h 07mMarch 20 · 06:04–18:11

Fastest change−0.2 min/dayaround March 10

Daylight by month

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Kinshasa on the first of each month, 2026
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight
January 1	05:52	18:14	12h 22m
February 1	06:04	18:22	12h 18m
March 1	06:06	18:18	12h 11m
April 1	06:01	18:05	12h 04m
May 1	05:58	17:55	11h 58m
June 1	06:01	17:54	11h 53m
July 1	06:07	17:59	11h 52m
August 1	06:08	18:04	11h 56m
September 1	05:59	18:01	12h 02m
October 1	05:45	17:54	12h 09m
November 1	05:35	17:51	12h 16m
December 1	05:38	17:59	12h 21m

Cities with similar daylight

These cities sit within 3° of Kinshasa’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:

Fortaleza 3.72°S
Manaus 3.10°S
Jakarta 6.21°S
Dar es Salaam 6.82°S
Bandung 6.92°S
Surabaya 7.25°S

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