Matara in numbers
- Coordinates
- -2.3586, 29.9171
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Rwanda, Africa
- Capital
- Kigali — 44 km away
- Same name
- 46 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Matara, Southern Province, Rwanda
The current local time in Matara, Southern Province, Rwanda — time zone Africa/Kigali (+2) — is shown right here.
Matara, Rwanda
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Kigali
Local time in Matara
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Matara.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:39 AM Solar noon 11:45 AM Sunset 5:51 PM Daylight 12 h 12 min Night 11 h 48 min Civil twilight 5:18 AM – 6:12 PM
Weather in Matara right now
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Matara and its neighbours
Largest cities in Southern Province
Other places named Matara
- Matara Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- Matara Cajamarca Department, Peru
- Matara Piura, Peru
- Matará Ayacucho, Peru
- Matará Apurímac Department, Peru
Same time zone — Africa/Kigali
Nearby places
- Mweya — 21.6 km
- Nyeranzi — 21.8 km
- Gateketeke — 22.4 km
- Buhoro — 22.8 km
- Nkinda — 23.0 km
- Kaburundi — 23.1 km
Time and daylight in Matara
Matara sets its clocks by Africa/Kigali, which runs UTC+2. Daylight saving time here: No.
Sunrise happens at 5:39 AM in Matara today and sunset at 5:51 PM. That marks 12 h 12 min of daylight.
Mweya and Nyeranzi lie near Matara and keep identical time.
Questions and answers
- Which zone should be used to show the time in Matara?
- Use Africa/Kigali to show the time in Matara; its offset is +2.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Matara?
- Daylight saving in Matara: No.
- What is the sunset time for Matara?
- 5:51 PM.