Geographic position of Pointe-Noire

Pointe-Noire is located in the Southern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 4.7761° S, 11.8635° E.

Pointe-Noire lies in the tropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Pointe-Noire

The point on Earth exactly opposite Pointe-Noire is near Honolulu - when it's noon in Pointe-Noire, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Pointe-Noire

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Pointe-Noire

Pointe-Noire is currently in Spring. Spring begins around September 22, which is 4 days from now.

Because Pointe-Noire is in the Southern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is spring here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Pointe-Noire

In Pointe-Noire, the longest day of the year falls around December 21 and lasts about 12h 24m. The shortest day falls around June 21 and lasts about 11h 50m, a difference of roughly 0h 34m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Pointe-Noire's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Pointe-Noire at 4.78° S, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Pointe-Noire

With a population of 1,032,000, Pointe-Noire ranks as the 2nd most populous city in Republic of the Congo, out of 23 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Pointe-Noire

Pointe-Noire uses the IANA time zone identifier Africa/Brazzaville. The current local offset is UTC+1 / WAT.

Pointe-Noire does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Pointe-Noire

Business hours in Pointe-Noire (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 4:00 AM - 12:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• Los Angeles: 1:00 AM - 9:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• London: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Dubai: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Mumbai: 1:30 PM - 9:30 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 5:00 PM - 1:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
• Sydney: 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in Republic of the Congo

Public Holidays Affecting Pointe-Noire

Official national holiday observed in Republic of the Congo.

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