Current Local Time in Butare, Rwanda

2:14:07 am CAT

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Country:	Rwanda
Lat/Long:	2°36'S / 29°45'E
Elevation:	1750 m
Currency:	Rwandan Franc (RWF)
Languages:	English, French, Kinyarwanda
Country Code:	+250

°F

Weather

63 °F

Passing clouds.
70 / 60 °F

Fri 20.		70 / 60 °F
Sat 21.		76 / 58 °F

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Time Zone

CAT (Central Africa Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

7 hours ahead of
New York

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Sunrise

6:09 am
↑ 101° East

Sunset

6:20 pm
↑ 259° West

Day length

12 hours, 11 minutes
-8s shorter

Moon 2.6%

Rise – 7:33 am
Set – 7:54 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:14 pm
Altitude: 81.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:59 am – 5:23 am
7:05 pm – 7:30 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:23 am – 5:48 am
6:41 pm – 7:05 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:48 am – 6:09 am
6:20 pm – 6:41 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
February 17, 2026
2:01 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
February 24, 2026
2:27 pm

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Airports

Kigali International Airport, KGL
About 51 mi NNE of Butare
Bujumbura International Airport, BJM (Burundi)
About 58 mi SSW of Butare

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2:1407am

Thursday, February 19, 2026