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Current local time in Gaborone, Botswana
Africa/Maputo
Observatory log
Gaborone, observed
- 01Time zone
Central Africa Time
CAT · UTC+2 · IANA
Africa/Maputo- 02Daylight saving
Botswana does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on CAT (UTC+2) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise05:43Sunset18:21Day length12 h 38 minSolar noon12:02
MoonWaxing crescent, 14% lit
Golden hour05:30–06:14 · 17:51–18:36
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Botswana is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Botswana
Botswana uses a single time zone: Africa/Maputo.
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
24.65° S, 25.91° E · South-East
Differences
Gaborone and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from GaboroneDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | −1 h | |
 New York | −6 h | |
| Los Angeles | −9 h | |
| Chicago | −7 h | |
 São Paulo | −5 h | |
 Paris | Same time | |
 Dubai | +2 h | |
 Mumbai | +3 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +6 h | |
 Hong Kong | +6 h | |
 Tokyo | +7 h |
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Questions
Asked about Gaborone
What time zone is Gaborone in?
Gaborone uses Central Africa Time (CAT), UTC+2. Its IANA time-zone ID is Africa/Maputo.
Does Botswana use daylight saving time?
No. Botswana does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Central Africa Time (UTC+2) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Gaborone today?
Today in Gaborone the sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 18:21, giving 12 h 38 min of daylight.