Current time in Harare, Zimbabwe
Central Africa Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central Africa Time · Africa/Harare
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00
- Abbreviation
- CAT
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+2 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Zimbabwe (capital) · 17.83° S, 31.05° E
- Population
- 1,542,813
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Harare at about 11:56 standard time: the clock runs about 4 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:39 and 12:10 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:59 | 18:06 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:25 | 17:29 | 11h 04m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:44 | 17:51 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 05:17 | 18:29 | 13h 12m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:39–17:52 (12 h 13 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.