Local time
Current time in Gaborone
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Gaborone at a glance
Time zone
Africa/Gaborone
UTC offset
UTC+2
Coordinates
24.63°S · 25.92°E
Country
Botswana 🇧🇼
Dialing code
+267
Language
English
City essentials
Gaborone uses Africa/Gaborone with a fixed offset all year. Comparing it with a daylight-saving city is simpler once you know the other side’s seasonal change.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Gaborone
Local time in Gaborone falls within the Africa/Gaborone zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 24.6° in the southern hemisphere, Gaborone's day length varies gently across the seasons. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Gaborone are calculated using the Muslim World League. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Gaborone from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Gaborone, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Gaborone, Botswana.
Country
Botswana 🇧🇼
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Gaborone in?
Gaborone uses the Africa/Gaborone time zone (UTC+2).
What is the UTC offset of Gaborone?
Gaborone is on UTC+2. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Gaborone in?
Gaborone is located in Botswana.
How is the current time in Gaborone calculated?
The clock for Gaborone is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.