Time in Gaborone
The exact local hour in Gaborone, Botswana — synchronised to your browser, refreshed every second, and adjusted automatically for daylight saving time.
Today's hours of daylight
Gaborone sits at -24.6282° S, 25.9231° E. From this position the sun follows the schedule below today. Times are computed using the standard NOAA solar position algorithm and reflect the apparent horizon, not civil convention.
| Civil dawn | 06:14 | First light, sun 6° below horizon |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | 06:38 (6:38 AM) | Top edge of the sun crosses horizon |
| Solar noon | 12:14 | Sun at its highest point |
| Sunset | 17:51 (5:51 PM) | Top edge of the sun crosses horizon |
| Civil dusk | 18:15 | Last usable light |
| Day length | 11h 13m | From sunrise to sunset |
Time zone & daylight saving
Gaborone is in the Africa/Gaborone zone of the IANA Time Zone Database. The current UTC offset is UTC+2.
Gaborone does not observe daylight saving time. The offset stays at UTC+2 year-round, which makes scheduling international meetings simpler — there are no twice-yearly clock changes to track.
Gaborone compared to major world hubs
If you are coordinating across borders, this table shows the current time in major hub cities relative to Gaborone, with the great-circle distance from Gaborone for context.
| City | Time now | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 05:37 | −1h | 8,841 km · 5,494 mi |
| New York | 00:37 | −6h | 12,564 km · 7,807 mi |
| Tokyo | 13:37 | +7h | 13,643 km · 8,477 mi |
| Dubai | 08:37 | +2h | 6,377 km · 3,962 mi |
| Sydney | 14:37 | +8h | 11,315 km · 7,031 mi |
| Los Angeles | 21:37 | −9h | 16,408 km · 10,195 mi |
About Gaborone
| Country | Botswana |
|---|---|
| Population | 232,000 |
| Latitude / Longitude | -24.6282, 25.9231 |
| IANA time zone | Africa/Gaborone |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 |
| Country calling code | +267 |
| Currency | BWP |
Cities one hour from Gaborone
If you are scheduling a call or planning travel across a single time-zone hop, these are the major cities sitting just before or after Gaborone on the world clock.