What time is it in Butha-Buthe right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Africa/Maseru. Butha-Buthe is 2 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Butha-Buthe in?

Butha-Buthe uses SAST (South Africa Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Maseru, and the current UTC offset is UTC+2.

Does Butha-Buthe observe daylight saving time?

No. Butha-Buthe stays on UTC+2 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Butha-Buthe?

Open the time zone converter for Butha-Buthe to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Butha-Buthe, Lesotho

Butha-Buthe is on SAST (South Africa Standard Time), UTC+2. Butha-Buthe does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Butha-Buthe, Lesotho

12:32 PM:17SAST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+2

Country: Lesotho
Region: Butha-Buthe
Lat/Long: 28°46'S / 28°15'E
Elevation: 1,716 m
Population: 40,599
Currency: Loti (LSL)
Languages: English, Southern Sotho, Zulu, Xhosa
Dialling code: +266

Time zone in Butha-Buthe

Time zone
SAST
South Africa Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+2
2 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Butha-Buthe keeps UTC+2

Butha-Buthe keeps the time of the IANA zone Africa/Maseru, the one time zone in use in Lesotho. Butha-Buthe does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Butha-Buthe today

Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
6:23 PM
Day length
13 hours 6 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Butha-Buthe for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 28°46'S / 28°15'E.

Time difference between Butha-Buthe and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Butha-Buthe. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Butha-Buthe
City	Local time	Compared to Butha-Buthe
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:32 AM	−6h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:32 AM	−9h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:32 AM	−7h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:32 AM	−6h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:32 AM	−8h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:32 AM	−5h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:32 AM	−2h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:32 AM	−1h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:32 AM	−1h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:32 AM	−1h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:32 PM	Same time
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:32 PM	+2h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:02 PM	+3h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:32 PM	+6h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:32 PM	+6h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:32 PM	+7h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:32 PM	+9h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:32 PM	+11h (ahead)

Other cities near Butha-Buthe

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.