Gaborone
Botswana
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Africa/GaboroneCAT
- Sunrise
- 6:44 am
- Sunset
- 5:57 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 12 minutes71 seconds longer than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Gaborone
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Gaborone has stayed on CAT (UTC+2) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Gaborone doing anything.
Gaborone time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 10am and 17:00 in Gaborone — 9am to 3pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Gaborone and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 6:16 am | 06:16 | 9 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 7:16 am | 07:16 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 8:16 am | 08:16 | 7 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 9:16 am | 09:16 | 6 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 9:16 am | 09:16 | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 10:16 am | 10:16 | 5 hours behind |
| London BST | 2:16 pm | 14:16 | 1 hour behind |
| Paris CEST | 3:16 pm | 15:16 | the same time |
| Berlin CEST | 3:16 pm | 15:16 | the same time |
| Johannesburg SAST | 3:16 pm | 15:16 | the same time |
| Moscow MSK | 4:16 pm | 16:16 | 1 hour ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 4:16 pm | 16:16 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 5:16 pm | 17:16 | 2 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 6:46 pm | 18:46 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 9:16 pm | 21:16 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 10:16 pm | 22:16 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 11:16 pm | 23:16 | 8 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 1:16 am Fri | 01:16 | 10 hours ahead |
About Gaborone
- Population
- 246325
- Coordinates
- -24.655, 25.909
- Region
- Botswana
- IANA zone
- Africa/Gaborone
- Solar noon
- 12:21 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Gaborone right now?
It is 3:16 pm (15:16 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Gaborone. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Gaborone in?
Gaborone uses the Africa/Gaborone time zone, currently CAT (UTC+2). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like CAT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Gaborone on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Gaborone stays on CAT (UTC+2) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gaborone today?
The sun rises at 6:44 am and sets at 5:57 pm today, giving 11 hours 12 minutes of daylight. That is 71 seconds longer than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Gaborone of Los Angeles?
Gaborone is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 3:16 pm in Gaborone, it is 6:16 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Gaborone?
Gaborone is in Botswana, at 24.65° S, 25.91° E, with a population of about 246,325. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.