Current Local Time in Butare, Rwanda

6:51:25 pm CAT

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	Rwanda
Lat/Long:	2°36'S / 29°45'E
Elevation:	1750 m
Currency:	Rwandan Franc (RWF)
Languages:	English, French, Kinyarwanda
Country Code:	+250

°F

Weather

63 °F

Passing clouds.
74 / 58 °F

Mon 23.		72 / 59 °F
Tue 24.		74 / 58 °F

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Time Zone

CAT (Central Africa Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

About CAT — Central Africa Time

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Sunrise

6:04 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

6:11 pm
↑ 270° West

Day length

12 hours, 6 minutes
-8s shorter

Moon 9.3%

Rise – 7:53 am
Set – 8:12 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:08 pm
Altitude: 87.1°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:56 am – 5:20 am
6:56 pm – 7:20 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:20 am – 5:44 am
6:32 pm – 6:56 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:44 am – 6:04 am
6:11 pm – 6:32 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
3:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
9:17 pm

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Airports

Kigali International Airport, KGL
About 51 mi NNE of Butare
Bujumbura International Airport, BJM (Burundi)
About 58 mi SSW of Butare

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Butare

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Saturday, March 21, 2026