Butare in numbers
- Coordinates
- -2.6119, 29.6612
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Rwanda, Africa
- Capital
- Kigali — 81 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Butare, Southern Province, Rwanda
This is a live clock for Butare, Southern Province, Rwanda, showing local time in the Africa/Kigali zone (+2).
Butare, Rwanda
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Kigali
Local time in Butare
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Butare, Southern Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:42 AM Solar noon 11:47 AM Sunset 5:52 PM Daylight 12 h 11 min Night 11 h 49 min Civil twilight 5:21 AM – 6:13 PM
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Butare and its neighbours
Largest cities in Southern 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
- Bwerankori — 16.7 km
- Gatovu — 16.9 km
- Nyagashubi — 17.1 km
- Nyagisozi — 17.4 km
- Mugobe — 17.7 km
- Mwoya — 17.8 km
Time and daylight in Butare
The zone applied in Butare is Africa/Kigali with offset UTC+2. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
For Butare today, sunrise is 5:42 AM and sunset is 5:52 PM. Daylight lasts 12 h 11 min.
Bwerankori and Gatovu, both nearby, hold the same time as Butare.
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.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in Butare?
- No.
- When does the sun disappear in Butare?
- It disappears at 5:52 PM.