Congo in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.3109, -85.6508
- Elevation
- 202 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 922 km away
- Same name
- 30 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Congo, Alabama, United States
Find the present-moment local time in Congo, Alabama, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Congo, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Congo
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Congo, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:58 AM Solar noon 12:28 PM Sunset 5:57 PM Daylight 10 h 59 min Night 13 h 01 min Civil twilight 6:32 AM – 6:23 PM
Weather in Congo right now
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Congo and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35959 Cedar Bluff — 8.9 km away
- 35973 Gaylesville — 9.9 km away
- 35983 Leesburg — 17.3 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Alabama
- Huntsville 215 006
- Birmingham 196 357
- Montgomery 195 287
- Mobile 183 289
- Tuscaloosa 111 338
- Hoover 84 848
Other places named Congo
- Congo Paraíba, Brazil
- Congo New South Wales, Australia
- Congo West Virginia, United States
- Congo Cuanza Norte, Angola
- Congo Huambo, Angola
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Loop — 1.5 km
- Taft — 4.1 km
- Hurley — 4.7 km
- Lickskillet — 5.3 km
- Waterloo Springs — 5.9 km
- Grassland — 5.9 km
About the time in Congo
In Congo the time zone is America/Chicago and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time used: Yes.
The sun rises at 6:58 AM above Congo and sets at 5:57 PM today. Daylight lasts about 10 h 59 min.
If you are looking near Congo, both Loop and Taft keep the same time.
3 postal codes describe the layout of Congo.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone determines the local time in Congo?
- Local time in Congo is determined by America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Congo move its clocks forward at any time?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Congo?
- Expect it at 5:57 PM.