Current time in Botswana

This location stays on UTC+02:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Current time in Gaborone, Botswana
21:16 56
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 CAT UTC+02:00 No DST
UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
IANA time zone
Africa/Gaborone
Daylight saving
No DST
Next DST change
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Quick answer

The current local time in Gaborone, Botswana is ⁦21:16⁩ (⁦CAT⁩), which is ⁦UTC+02:00⁩.

Gaborone is the capital of Botswana, located at -24.655, 25.909.

Gaborone uses CAT (UTC+02:00) year-round. The IANA identifier is Africa/Gaborone.

Timezone in Gaborone

Central Africa Time (CAT)

IANA time zone: Africa/Gaborone
All year
CAT
Central Africa Time
UTC+02:00

Time zones in Botswana

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Africa/Gaborone

CAT UTC+02:00

Etc/GMT-2

GMT+2 UTC+02:00

World clock

Compared with Gaborone

Gaborone
21:16
0h
Francistown
21:16
0h
Mogoditshane
21:16
0h
Maun
21:16
0h
Molepolole
21:16
0h
Serowe
21:16
0h
Tlokweng
21:16
0h
Palapye
21:16
0h
Mochudi
21:16
0h
Mahalapye
21:16
0h

No daylight saving time in Botswana

This location stays on UTC+02:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Botswana is 21:16 CAT. The primary clock uses Africa/Gaborone, currently UTC+02:00 from UTC.

Botswana has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Africa/Gaborone, Etc/GMT-2.

The primary time zone for Botswana does not currently show a daylight saving transition in the lookup window.