Satellite View of Bangui
Bangui sits at 4.3947, 18.5582. Drag to pan, click then scroll to zoom, and switch between satellite, terrain and street layers.
Africa · Africa/Bangui
Current Time in Central African Republic
Live local time in Bangui, with today's date, the UTC offset, the difference from your own clock, and current weather conditions.
Bangui, Central African Republic
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Bangui Right Now
Weather, sky, sea and location for Bangui, all updating live.
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Reference
Central African Republic at a Glance
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Capital | Bangui |
| Region | Africa |
| IANA time zone | Africa/Bangui |
| Current UTC offset | — |
| Time zones in country | 1 |
| Daylight saving | Not observed |
| Population | about 5.7 million |
| Currency | CFA Franc (XAF) |
| Calling code | +236 |
| Capital coordinates | 4.3947, 18.5582 |
| Day of year | — |
| ISO week number | — |
| Season in Bangui | — |
| Daylight today | — |
| Sun altitude now | — |
| Moon phase | — |
| Hemisphere | Northern |
| Coastline | Landlocked |
Working with Central African Republic
Time Differences and Business Hours
How Bangui lines up against the cities people most often need to coordinate with.
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Differences are measured against Bangui. For a specific date, use the converter; to find a meeting slot, use the meeting planner.
Understanding the offset
How Central African Republic Time Works
The Zone, Not the Offset
Bangui sits in Africa/Bangui. That name matters more than the number: an offset like the one shown above is only true today, whereas the zone name carries every rule about when the country changes its clocks. Software that stores offsets instead of zone names breaks at the next changeover.
A Steady Offset
Central African Republic keeps the same offset all year. That sounds simpler, and it is, but it means the gap to any country that does change clocks shifts by an hour twice a year without anything changing on this end.
One Zone Nationwide
The whole of Central African Republic runs on Africa/Bangui, so there is no internal difference to worry about. Whatever the clock says in Bangui is what it says nationwide.
Writing Times Clearly
When you send a time to someone in Central African Republic, write the zone with it, or better, send a calendar invitation that converts automatically for each recipient. "14:00 UTC" cannot be misread; "2pm" in a message reaching three countries reliably produces at least one person joining an hour out.
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Central African Republic Time Questions
What time is it in Central African Republic right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bangui, Central African Republic, updating every second. It is calculated from the Africa/Bangui time zone using your browser's copy of the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving rules are applied automatically and correctly.
What time zone does Central African Republic use?
Bangui uses the Africa/Bangui zone. The current UTC offset is shown in the panel above and updates itself if the country changes its clocks. The whole country uses this single time zone.
Does Central African Republic observe daylight saving time?
No. Central African Republic stays on the same offset all year, so the gap between Bangui and any country that does change clocks will differ by an hour for part of the year. That is the most common cause of a recurring meeting drifting.
How do I convert Central African Republic time to my own?
The comparison line above already shows the difference between Bangui and your own device clock. For a specific date and time rather than right now, use the time zone converter, which handles daylight saving for the date you enter rather than for today.
Where does the weather on this page come from?
Open-Meteo, a free weather service. The request goes directly from your browser to their API, so nothing about your visit passes through our server. It reports current conditions and a short forecast for Bangui.
How accurate is the clock?
It reads your own device clock and re-expresses that instant in the Africa/Bangui zone, so it is exactly as accurate as your device. Almost every phone and computer syncs to a network time server automatically, which puts you within a fraction of a second.