Current Time in Burundi
Burundi uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Burundi
It's 9:03 PM CAT (UTC+02:00) in Burundi on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Burundi does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+2 all year.
- Time zone
- Central Africa Time
- IANA: Africa/Bujumbura
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 (CAT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+2 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Bujumbura
Gitega
Ngozi
Rumonge
How Burundi writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 Munyonyo 2026
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the rn-BI locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Burundi
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Burundi time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 7 h behind | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 10 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 9 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
Burundi at a glance
- Capital
- Gitega
- Population
- 12,332,788
- Currency
- Burundian franc (BIF)
Questions about time in Burundi
- What time is it in Burundi right now?
- When this page was generated it was 9:03 PM CAT (UTC+02:00) in Burundi.
- How many time zones does Burundi have?
- Burundi uses one time zone, Central Africa Time (IANA ID Africa/Bujumbura).
- Does Burundi observe daylight saving time?
- No. Burundi does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+2 all year.