Butare in numbers
- Coordinates
- -1.6977, 30.0201
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Rwanda, Africa
- Capital
- Kigali — 31 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Butare, Northern Province, Rwanda
Local time right now in Butare, Northern Province, Rwanda appears above, in the Africa/Kigali time zone (+2).
Butare, Rwanda
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Kigali
Local time in Butare
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Butare keeps Africa/Kigali clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:40 AM Solar noon 11:45 AM Sunset 5:50 PM Daylight 12 h 10 min Night 11 h 50 min Civil twilight 5:18 AM – 6:11 PM
Weather in Butare right now
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Butare and its neighbours
Largest cities in Northern Province
Other places named Butare
- Butare Southern Province, Rwanda
- Butare Cankuzo, Burundi
- Butare Cibitoke, Burundi
- Butare Cibitoke, Burundi
- Butare Falcón, Venezuela
Same time zone — Africa/Kigali
Nearby places
- Ruhengeri — 24.9 km
- Gatsata — 25.1 km
- Ruhango — 25.2 km
- Nyamweru — 25.3 km
- Nyamugali — 25.4 km
- Nyamugari — 25.6 km
About the time in Butare
For Butare the applicable zone is Africa/Kigali, running UTC+2. Daylight saving time: No.
Sunrise for Butare today is set at 5:40 AM, sunset at 5:50 PM. Daylight covers 12 h 10 min.
The hour in Butare is the hour in Ruhengeri and Gatsata as well.
Questions and answers
- Should Africa/Kigali be used as the time zone for Butare?
- Yes, Butare uses Africa/Kigali, whose offset is +2.
- Do clocks change in Butare during the year?
- Daylight saving in Butare: No.
- Both sunrise and sunset in Butare — what times?
- 5:40 AM and 5:50 PM.