Burundi
Time now in Bujumbura
Sunrise 06:05Sunset 06:06Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Africa/Bujumbura
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
769,317
Sunrise
06:05
Sunset
06:06
Day length
12h 01m
Coordinates
-3.38, 29.36
Time difference from Bujumbura
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Bujumbura on the map
About the time in Bujumbura
Bujumbura runs on Africa/Bujumbura, which puts the city UTC +2 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 769,317 people live in Bujumbura, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
The zone identifier Africa/Bujumbura is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/Bujumbura keeps pointing at Bujumbura time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Bujumbura
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Bujumbura, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Bujumbura change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Bujumbura keeps UTC +2 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Bujumbura right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Bujumbura, updating every second from Africa/Bujumbura (UTC +2).
- Which time zone is Bujumbura in?
- Bujumbura uses Africa/Bujumbura, currently UTC +2.
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