Right now, local time in Bukavu is 22:33 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bukavu ranks #715 worldwide by population and #6 in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Lubumbashi GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 11m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 12h 11m
- Solar noon
- 11:49
- Daylight range
- 11h 59m (winter) – 12h 16m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bukavu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.4908° S, 28.8428° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- South Kivu
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population
- 816,811 · #715 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bukavu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.49° N, 151.16° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 692 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bukavu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:32
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Dhuhr
- 11:49
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 17:54
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 23.7° from north (NNE (24°))
Full prayer timetable for Bukavu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bukavu sits in the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 11m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 118 cities we cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Bukavu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,201 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,121 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.49° S, 28.84° 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 | 13:33 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −5h |
| London | 20:33 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +9h |
Best time to call Bukavu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bukavu local time:
Cities sharing Bukavu's time zone
- LubumbashiCD
- Mbuji-MayiCD
- KisanganiCD
- KanangaCD
- KolweziCD
- LikasiCD
- TshikapaCD
- UviraCD
Distances from Bukavu
| Dubai | 4,201 km | NE (41°) |
| Mumbai | 5,372 km | ENE (62°) |
| Paris | 6,255 km | NNW (339°) |
| Moscow | 6,526 km | N (6°) |
| London | 6,598 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 8,346 km | E (88°) |
| São Paulo | 8,417 km | WSW (246°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,633 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 12,043 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,358 km | NW (314°) |
| Sydney | 12,768 km | SE (129°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,121 km | NW (320°) |
Cities near Bukavu
FAQ
What time is it in Bukavu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bukavu (Democratic Republic of the Congo), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bukavu in?
Bukavu runs on the Africa/Lubumbashi IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Bukavu observe daylight saving time?
Bukavu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bukavu today?
Bukavu sees sunrise at 05:44 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 12h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bukavu tonight?
The moon phase over Bukavu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bukavu?
The antipode of Bukavu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.49° N, 151.16° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 692 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bukavu?
Bukavu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bukavu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bukavu, clocks run about 11 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.