What time is it in Butare right now?

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

What time zone is Butare in?

Butare uses CAT (Central Africa Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Kigali, and the current UTC offset is UTC+2.

Does Butare observe daylight saving time?

No. Butare 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 Butare?

Open the time zone converter for Butare 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 Butare, Southern Province, Rwanda

Butare is on CAT (Central Africa Time), UTC+2. Butare does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Butare, Rwanda

2:37 PM:30CAT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+2

Country: Rwanda
Region: Southern Province
Lat/Long: 2°36'S / 29°44'E
Elevation: 1,769 m
Population: 62,823
Currency: Franc (RWF)
Languages: Kinyarwanda, English, French, Swahili
Dialling code: +250

Time zone in Butare

Time zone
CAT
Central Africa Time
UTC offset
UTC+2
2 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Butare keeps UTC+2

Butare keeps the time of the IANA zone Africa/Kigali, the one time zone in use in Rwanda. Butare does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Butare today

Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
5:50 PM
Day length
12 hours 12 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Butare for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 2°36'S / 29°44'E.

Time difference between Butare and other cities

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

Current time in world cities compared to Butare
City	Local time	Compared to Butare
New YorkUnited States	Tue 8:37 AM	−6h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 5:37 AM	−9h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 7:37 AM	−7h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 8:37 AM	−6h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 6:37 AM	−8h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 9:37 AM	−5h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 12:37 PM	−2h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 1:37 PM	−1h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 1:37 PM	−1h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 1:37 PM	−1h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 2:37 PM	Same time
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 4:37 PM	+2h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 6:07 PM	+3h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 8:37 PM	+6h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 8:37 PM	+6h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 9:37 PM	+7h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 11:37 PM	+9h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 1:37 AM	+11h (ahead)

Other cities near Butare

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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.