Right now, local time in Burao is 05:30 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Burao ranks #6329 worldwide by population and #11 in Somalia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Mogadishu GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Day length
- 11h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:42
- Daylight range
- 11h 34m (winter) – 12h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Burao — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.5221° N, 45.5336° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Togdheer
- Country
- 🇸🇴 Somalia
- Population
- 99,270 · #6329 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Burao through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.52° S, 134.47° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atuona, French Polynesia, 503 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Burao today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:37
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Dhuhr
- 11:42
- Asr
- 15:02
- Maghrib
- 17:34
- Isha
- 18:42
- Qibla direction
- 335.9° from north (NNW (336°))
Full prayer timetable for Burao — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Burao sits in the Africa/Mogadishu time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 75 cities we cover in Somalia.
Burao's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,032 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,876 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.52° N, 45.53° 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 | 18:30 | −11h |
| Chicago | 20:30 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 23:30 | −6h |
| London | 02:30 | −3h |
| Paris | 03:30 | −2h |
| Moscow | 05:30 | same time |
| Dubai | 06:30 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 08:00 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:30 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 10:30 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 11:30 | +6h |
| Sydney | 13:30 | +8h |
Best time to call Burao
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Burao local time:
Cities sharing Burao's time zone
Distances from Burao
| Dubai | 2,032 km | NNE (29°) |
| Mumbai | 3,123 km | ENE (67°) |
| Moscow | 5,188 km | N (354°) |
| Paris | 5,926 km | NW (326°) |
| London | 6,233 km | NNW (328°) |
| Singapore | 6,507 km | E (94°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,419 km | ENE (70°) |
| Tokyo | 9,762 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,647 km | WSW (247°) |
| Sydney | 12,039 km | ESE (123°) |
| Chicago | 12,573 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,876 km | NNW (341°) |
Cities near Burao
FAQ
What time is it in Burao right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Burao (Somalia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Burao in?
Burao runs on the Africa/Mogadishu IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Burao observe daylight saving time?
Burao does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Burao today?
Burao sees sunrise at 05:49 and sunset at 17:35 today, giving 11h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Burao tonight?
The moon phase over Burao tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 43.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Burao?
The antipode of Burao — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.52° S, 134.47° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Atuona, French Polynesia, roughly 503 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Burao?
Burao lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Burao?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Burao, clocks run about 18 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.