Bujumbura is located in Burundi and uses the Africa/Bujumbura timezone, currently GMT+2 from UTC. Bujumbura does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:20 and sunset at 18:15 local time. The coordinates of Bujumbura are 3.38°S, 29.36°E.

Today Bujumbura gets 12 hours 55 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:47, about 13 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Bujumbura shares its GMT+2 offset with Helsinki, Bucharest, Athens, Kyiv, Sofia, Riga. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Bujumbura from…

From	Gap	Call at (Bujumbura time)
🇷🇼 Kigali	same time	09:00–17:00
🇿🇲 Lusaka	same time	09:00–17:00
🇿🇦 Johannesburg	same time	09:00–17:00
🇿🇦 Durban	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−2h	11:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−6h	15:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+6h	09:00–11:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+2h	09:00–15:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Bujumbura in?›

Bujumbura is in the Africa/Bujumbura timezone, currently GMT+2.

Does Bujumbura observe daylight saving time?›

No. Bujumbura does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+2.

What is the UTC offset for Bujumbura?›

Bujumbura is currently GMT+2 from UTC (GMT+2).

Is Bujumbura ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Bujumbura is 2 hours ahead of London and 6 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Bujumbura in UTC?›

09:00 in Bujumbura is 07:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+2 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Bujumbura today?›

Today the sun rises in Bujumbura at 05:20 and sets at 18:15 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.