Burundi time now, live flip clock
Burundi keeps Central Africa Time, CAT, UTC+2, in all five provinces. Its clocks do not change during the year. The clock above shows the current time in Burundi live, with seconds.
Time zone in Burundi
Burundi's five provinces, Buhumuza, Bujumbura, Burunga, Butanyerera and Gitega, all share one time.
- CAT, UTC+2
- Not observed
- Bujumbura
How many hours ahead or behind Burundi
On 7 October 2026, Nairobi is 1 hour ahead of Burundi.
| City | Difference from Burundi |
|---|---|
| Nairobi | 1 hour ahead |
| Johannesburg | Same time |
| Brussels | Same time |
| Dubai | 2 hours ahead |
| Kolkata | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| New York | 6 hours behind |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads |
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What Burundi calls its time, and its neighbours' clocks
- Written as Bujumbura time
- CAT
- A tender notice from a Burundian government project sets its deadline in Bujumbura time. The notice also gives it as two hours ahead of Greenwich. The time zone database calls the same clock Central Africa Time, CAT, UTC+2.
- Rwanda matches, Tanzania runs ahead
- EAT
- Burundi borders Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kigali shows the same time as Bujumbura. Tanzania keeps East Africa Time, EAT, 1 hour ahead of Burundi. So a watch goes forward an hour on the way into Tanzania.
- Congo keeps two times
- WAT
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo is split between two times. The time zone database puts its east on Burundi's clock. Kinshasa, in the west, keeps West Africa Time, WAT. It is 1 hour behind Bujumbura.
Questions about time in Burundi
What time zone is Burundi in?
Burundi is on Central Africa Time, CAT, UTC+2, in all five provinces. Gitega and Bujumbura show the same time. The name Central Africa Time comes from the time zone database. A government tender notice calls it Bujumbura time. The clocks do not change with the seasons.
Is the capital of Burundi Gitega or Bujumbura?
Both, in different roles. A Burundian law makes Gitega the political capital and Bujumbura the economic capital. Bujumbura lies in the west, on Lake Tanganyika. Gitega province lies in the centre of the country. The two cities keep the same time, so a meeting needs no conversion.
Does Burundi have daylight saving time?
No. The time zone database lists no daylight saving rule for Burundi. It keeps CAT, UTC+2 in every month. New York does change its clocks. New York is 7 hours behind Burundi in the American winter. In the American summer the gap shrinks by one hour.
What is the time difference between Burundi and Belgium?
Brussels is 1 hour behind Burundi in the European winter. In the European summer, Belgium moves its clocks forward and Burundi does not. The two countries then show the same time. So a morning call set in Brussels starts an hour later on Bujumbura's clock in winter.
What is the time difference between Burundi and India?
India is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead of Burundi. The gap is the same in January and July. Both countries keep one time all year. Early evening in Delhi or Mumbai is mid-afternoon in Bujumbura. So a call at the end of the Delhi day still finds Bujumbura at work.
Time zone names for developers
| IANA zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|
| Africa/Maputo | CAT, UTC+2 | No |
Sources
We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 1 October 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.