Central Africa Time (Gaborone)
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Time in Botswana right now
Botswana keeps one clock all year: Central Africa Time (Gaborone), UTC+2. Clocks do not change for daylight saving time.
Live clock for Botswana
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
Botswana time zone at a glance
| Zone | January | July | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Africa Time (Gaborone) | UTC+2 (GMT+2) | UTC+2 (GMT+2) | No |
City clocks in Botswana:
Sunrise and sunset in Botswana through the year
Typical times at each zone's reference point, in that zone's local clock. Year-to-year drift is under a couple of minutes; dates near a daylight saving change can shift the clock reading by an hour.
| Time of year | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (about Mar 20) | 06:20 | 18:27 | 12 h 08 m |
| June solstice (about Jun 21) | 07:00 | 17:36 | 10 h 36 m |
| September equinox (about Sep 22) | 06:05 | 18:12 | 12 h 06 m |
| December solstice (about Dec 21) | 05:24 | 19:04 | 13 h 40 m |
Countries on the same clock as Botswana
Same time as Botswana in both January and July:
- Burundi
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Aligned for part of the year only, because one side changes clocks for daylight saving:
Common questions about time in Botswana
How many time zones does Botswana use?
Botswana uses a single civil time zone, Central Africa Time (Gaborone).
Does Botswana observe daylight saving time?
No. Clocks in Botswana stay on the same offset all year.
What is the time difference between Botswana and UTC?
In January: UTC+2. In July: UTC+2. The live cards above show the difference from your own clock right now.
Zone list verified 2026-07. Live times and sun calculations run in your browser from its built-in IANA time zone data and standard NOAA solar equations.