Right now, local time in Butare is 16:34 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Butare ranks #9934 worldwide by population and #7 in Rwanda.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Kigali GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 15m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Day length
- 12h 12m
- Solar noon
- 11:45
- Daylight range
- 11h 58m (winter) – 12h 16m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Butare — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.5967° S, 29.7394° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- 🇷🇼 Rwanda
- Population
- 62,823 · #9934 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Butare through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.60° N, 150.26° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 792 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Butare today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:27
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Dhuhr
- 11:46
- Asr
- 15:04
- Maghrib
- 17:51
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 21.9° from north (NNE (22°))
Full prayer timetable for Butare — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Butare sits in the Africa/Kigali time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 12m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 51 cities we cover in Rwanda.
Butare's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,145 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,194 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.60° S, 29.74° 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 | 06:34 | −10h |
| Chicago | 08:34 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 11:34 | −5h |
| London | 14:34 | −2h |
| Paris | 15:34 | −1h |
| Moscow | 17:34 | +1h |
| Dubai | 18:34 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 20:04 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:34 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 22:34 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 23:34 | +7h |
| Sydney | 01:34 | +9h |
Best time to call Butare
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Butare local time:
Cities sharing Butare's time zone
Distances from Butare
| Dubai | 4,145 km | NE (40°) |
| Mumbai | 5,290 km | ENE (61°) |
| Paris | 6,302 km | NNW (339°) |
| Moscow | 6,529 km | N (5°) |
| London | 6,645 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 8,247 km | E (88°) |
| São Paulo | 8,503 km | WSW (246°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,545 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 11,971 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,437 km | NW (315°) |
| Sydney | 12,683 km | SE (129°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,194 km | NW (320°) |
Cities near Butare
FAQ
What time is it in Butare right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Butare (Rwanda), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Butare in?
Butare runs on the Africa/Kigali IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Butare observe daylight saving time?
Butare does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Butare today?
Butare sees sunrise at 05:39 and sunset at 17:52 today, giving 12h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Butare tonight?
The moon phase over Butare tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Butare?
The antipode of Butare — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.60° N, 150.26° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 792 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Butare?
Butare lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Butare?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Butare, clocks run about 15 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.