Right now, local time in Bukoba is 01:19 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bukoba ranks #4230 worldwide by population and #26 in Tanzania.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 37m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Day length
- 12h 10m
- Solar noon
- 12:37
- Daylight range
- 12h 03m (winter) – 12h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bukoba — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.3317° S, 31.8122° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kagera
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 144,938 · #4230 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bukoba through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.33° N, 148.19° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,023 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bukoba today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:20
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:37
- Asr
- 15:56
- Maghrib
- 18:41
- Isha
- 19:48
- Qibla direction
- 18.6° from north (NNE (19°))
Full prayer timetable for Bukoba — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bukoba sits in the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 10m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Bukoba's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,890 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,228 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.33° S, 31.81° 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 | 14:19 | −11h |
| Chicago | 16:19 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 19:19 | −6h |
| London | 22:19 | −3h |
| Paris | 23:19 | −2h |
| Moscow | 01:19 | same time |
| Dubai | 02:19 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 03:49 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:19 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 06:19 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 07:19 | +6h |
| Sydney | 09:19 | +8h |
Best time to call Bukoba
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bukoba local time:
Cities sharing Bukoba's time zone
Distances from Bukoba
| Dubai | 3,890 km | NE (39°) |
| Mumbai | 5,021 km | ENE (61°) |
| Paris | 6,258 km | NNW (337°) |
| Moscow | 6,370 km | N (4°) |
| London | 6,599 km | NNW (337°) |
| Singapore | 8,012 km | E (88°) |
| São Paulo | 8,771 km | WSW (246°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,279 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 11,702 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,501 km | NW (315°) |
| Sydney | 12,591 km | SE (128°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,228 km | NW (323°) |
Cities near Bukoba
FAQ
What time is it in Bukoba right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bukoba (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bukoba in?
Bukoba runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Bukoba observe daylight saving time?
Bukoba does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bukoba today?
Bukoba sees sunrise at 06:32 and sunset at 18:42 today, giving 12h 10m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bukoba tonight?
The moon phase over Bukoba tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bukoba?
The antipode of Bukoba — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.33° N, 148.19° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,023 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bukoba?
Bukoba lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bukoba?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bukoba, clocks run about 37 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.