Republic of the Congo
Time now in Pointe-Noire
Sunrise 06:16Sunset 06:15Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Africa/Brazzaville
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
715,334
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
06:15
Day length
11h 59m
Coordinates
-4.79, 11.88
Time difference from Pointe-Noire
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About the time in Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire runs on Africa/Brazzaville, which puts the city UTC +1 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 715,334 people live in Pointe-Noire, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
The zone identifier Africa/Brazzaville is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/Brazzaville keeps pointing at Brazzaville time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Pointe-Noire
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Pointe-Noire?
- Pointe-Noire is UTC +1 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Pointe-Noire change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Pointe-Noire keeps UTC +1 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Pointe-Noire in?
- Pointe-Noire uses Africa/Brazzaville, currently UTC +1.
- What time is it in Pointe-Noire right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Pointe-Noire, updating every second from Africa/Brazzaville (UTC +1).
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