Right now, local time in Bujumbura is 22:34 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bujumbura ranks #751 worldwide by population — the largest city in Burundi.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Bujumbura GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 13m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Day length
- 12h 13m
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Daylight range
- 11h 56m (winter) – 12h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bujumbura — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.3819° S, 29.3614° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Bujumbura Mairie
- Country
- 🇧🇮 Burundi
- Population
- 769,317 · #751 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bujumbura through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.38° N, 150.64° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 763 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bujumbura today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:29
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 15:03
- Maghrib
- 17:53
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 22.0° from north (NNE (22°))
Full prayer timetable for Bujumbura — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bujumbura sits in the Africa/Bujumbura time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 13m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Burundi, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Bujumbura's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,239 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,234 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.38° S, 29.36° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:34 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −5h |
| London | 20:34 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +9h |
Best time to call Bujumbura
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bujumbura local time:
Cities sharing Bujumbura's time zone
Distances from Bujumbura
| Dubai | 4,239 km | NE (40°) |
| Mumbai | 5,370 km | ENE (61°) |
| Paris | 6,368 km | NNW (339°) |
| Moscow | 6,619 km | N (5°) |
| London | 6,711 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 8,292 km | E (88°) |
| São Paulo | 8,430 km | WSW (247°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,618 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 12,056 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,468 km | NW (314°) |
| Sydney | 12,661 km | SE (130°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,234 km | NW (319°) |
Cities near Bujumbura
FAQ
What time is it in Bujumbura right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bujumbura (Burundi), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bujumbura in?
Bujumbura runs on the Africa/Bujumbura IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Bujumbura observe daylight saving time?
Bujumbura does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bujumbura today?
Bujumbura sees sunrise at 05:41 and sunset at 17:54 today, giving 12h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bujumbura tonight?
The moon phase over Bujumbura tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bujumbura?
The antipode of Bujumbura — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.38° N, 150.64° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 763 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bujumbura?
Bujumbura lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bujumbura?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bujumbura, clocks run about 13 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.