Butare in numbers
- Coordinates
- -2.5712, 29.0697
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- Rwanda, Africa
- Capital
- Kigali — 124 km away
- Same name
- 36 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Butare, Western Province, Rwanda
This page shows the time of day in Butare, Western Province, Rwanda as it stands now, in the Africa/Kigali zone (+2).
Butare, Rwanda
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Kigali
Local time in Butare
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Butare.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:43 AM Solar noon 11:49 AM Sunset 5:55 PM Daylight 12 h 11 min Night 11 h 49 min Civil twilight 5:22 AM – 6:16 PM
Weather in Butare right now
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Butare and its neighbours
Largest cities in Western 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
- Nyabishungu — 6.8 km
- Shara — 7.1 km
- Gikundamvura — 7.2 km
- Nyampanga — 7.3 km
- Bannyahe — 7.7 km
- Nyabitare — 8.2 km
About the time in Butare
The name of the time zone in Butare is Africa/Kigali, and it runs UTC+2. Daylight saving time: No.
The sun rises at 5:43 AM above Butare and sets at 5:55 PM today. Daylight lasts about 12 h 11 min.
Close to Butare, the towns of Nyabishungu and Shara show the same time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Butare observe?
- Butare observes Africa/Kigali, whose offset is +2.
- Does Butare follow daylight saving time?
- No.
- Sunrise in Butare is at what time?
- At 5:43 AM.