Butare in numbers
- Coordinates
- -1.6002, 30.0017
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Rwanda, Africa
- Capital
- Kigali — 42 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Butare, Northern Province, Rwanda
This page carries the current local time for Butare, Northern Province, Rwanda, in the Africa/Kigali time zone (+2).
Butare, Rwanda
Saturday, 7 November 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 5:39 AM Solar noon 11:45 AM Sunset 5:50 PM Daylight 12 h 11 min Night 11 h 49 min Civil twilight 5:18 AM – 6:12 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
- Kayebe — 25.0 km
- Gatwa — 25.4 km
- Munyarwanda — 25.4 km
- Muyange — 25.5 km
- Nyabirege — 25.6 km
- Gatete — 25.7 km
Local time details for Butare
Time in Kayebe and Munyarwanda, both close to Butare, runs the same.
The name of the time zone in Butare is Africa/Kigali, and it runs UTC+2. Daylight saving time: No.
The sun comes up over Butare at 5:39 AM today and drops below the horizon at 5:50 PM. That is 12 h 11 min between the two.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Butare?
- The local time zone in Butare is Africa/Kigali, with an offset of +2.
- Does Butare take part in daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Butare: No.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Butare?
- In Butare the sun sets at 5:50 PM.