Current Time in Kitwe, Zambia 🇿🇲
Lat/Long: 12.8° S, 28.21° E
Province: Copperbelt
Country: 🇿🇲 Zambia
IANA Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
Timezone: CAT
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Zambia: CAT
Time now in other cities in Zambia:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Kitwe
Sunrise
in Kitwe
↑
6:29 AM
Sunset
in Kitwe
↓
5:52 PM
Day Length
11h 22m
Dawn
in Kitwe
6:06 AM
Dusk
in Kitwe
6:15 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Kitwe
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
99.0%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 19:13
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 07:33
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FAQ — Time in Kitwe
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 01:34:38 in Kitwe, Zambia. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Kitwe uses Africa/Lusaka (CAT) — UTC+02:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Lusaka, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Kitwe does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Africa/Lusaka (CAT) — UTC+02:00 year-round.
Kitwe is currently +02:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Kitwe's local time, use our time calculator.
Zambia has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.