Time in Butare, Rwanda | Butare Now
Thursday, 22 October 2026
CAT (UTC+02:00)
Time zone information for Butare
UTC +2
Central Africa Time (CAT) , currently 5 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
▪Butare does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
▪Time in Butare is always 5 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
▪The IANA time zone identifier for Butare is
Africa/Kigali.Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Butare
- ▪Sunrise: 05:40
- ▪Sunset: 17:50
- ▪Day length: 12h 10m
- ▪Solar noon: 11:45
- ▪Current time in Butare is currently 15 minutes behind solar time.
Butare on map
- ▪Location: Southern Province, Rwanda
- ▪Latitude: -2,60. Longitude: 29,74
- ▪Population: 62,823
- ▪Elevation: 1769 m
Time difference
from Butare
Sun cycle
Sunrise 05:40
Solar noon 11:45Sunset 17:50
Time zone & DST
- IANA identifier
Africa/Kigali- Abbreviation
- CAT
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not in effect
- Current Unix epoch
- 1792663033
Sun & astronomy
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Solar noon
- 11:45
- Day length
- 12h 10m
- Night length
- 11h 49m
- Civil twilight
- 05:18 – 18:12
Geography & country
- Country
- Rwanda
- Region / State
- Southern Province
- Coordinates
- -2.597°, 29.739°
- Elevation
- 1769 m
- Population
- 62,823
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