Central Africa Time (CAT)

What time zone is Central Africa Time (CAT) in?

Central Africa Standard Time, also known as Central African Time, is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+2).

Does Central Africa observe Daylight Saving Time?

The countries in Central Africa Time Zone do not operate Daylight Saving Time.

Other time zones in Africa

Map with current time in Africa's time zones

Countries using Central Africa Time

• Botswana
• Burundi
• Democratic Republic of Congo (eastern part, including Lumumbashi)
• Egypt
• Eswatini
• Lesotho
• Libya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Somalia
• Sudan
• South Sudan
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

As most of Africa spans the Equator, daylight hours don't vary that much across the year, so Daylight Saving Time (DST) is used only in a small number of countries.