Timezone details
- Identifier
- Abbreviation
- —
- Transitioned
- May 31, 2021 at 03:00 AM
- Featured city
- Gaborone
Gaborone
Africa • Gaborone
BotswanaCurrent local time
06:16:17
Sunday, May 31, 2026
UTC offset
UTC+02:00
No daylight saving changes
Gaborone does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks stay on UTC+02:00 all year long.
Location
- Latitude
- -24.65
- Longitude
- 25.91666
- Country
- Botswana
Central Africa Time (CAT)
FAQs
Central Africa Time (CAT) is a steady, year-round clock for 11 member zones across countries like Malawi, Zimbabwe, and DR Congo. With no daylight saving changes, scheduling across the region stays consistent all year long.
Which countries use Central Africa Time?
Countries on CAT include Malawi, Burundi, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Sudan, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Does CAT observe daylight saving time?
No, Central Africa Time stays the same all year—no clocks move forward or backward anywhere in the region.
What is the leading representative zone for CAT?
Blantyre, Malawi, is the representative zone for Central Africa Time.
Is Central Africa Time the same across all member countries?
Yes, all 11 member zones share the same offset, so everyone in the region is always on the same time.
When does the offset change for CAT?
It never changes—there are no seasonal clock shifts or historical transitions; the offset has been fixed for years.
How wide is the CAT region geographically?
The members stretch from Sudan in the north to Zimbabwe in the south, covering much of southern and eastern Africa.
How is CAT written in the zone database?
Most member cities file under Africa/* names like Africa/Blantyre and Africa/Harare.
How does having no DST affect collaboration in CAT?
It makes cross-border planning simpler—meetings stay at the same local time every day without worrying about seasonal clock changes.