What is CAT Time?
You need to keep in mind that this time zone is an identifier for a time offset that is 2 hours ahead of the
UTC time zone.
This time pattern is maintained using highly accurate atomic clocks matched to the Earth's rotation.
In this section, you will learn key facts about this time zone and stay well informed.
The IANA time zone identifier for CAT Time is Etc/GMT-2.
Please be aware that
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not used in this time zone.
Without DST clocks do not change in this time zone, keeping the same UTC offset throughout the year.
About This Time Pattern
What is CAT Time Zone?
This time zone is a time offset that adds 2 hours to
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by this time zone.
Its main cities and territories are:
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Harare
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Lusaka
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Kigali
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Juba (South Sudan)
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Khartoum (Sudan)
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Omdurman (Sudan)
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Windhoek (Namibia)
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Maputo (Mozambique)
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Lilongwe (Malawi)
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Gitega (Burundi)
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Bujumbura (Burundi)
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Gaborone (Botswana)
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Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by the time zone.
This time offset is also observed during standard time and daylight saving time for various geographic regions.
You need to be very careful finding these time zones that may have different names and abbreviations, but have the same UTC offset:
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Central European Summer Time (CEST)
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Eastern European Time (EET)
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Heure Avancée d'Europe Centrale (HAEC)
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Israel Standard Time (IST)
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Kaliningrad Time (KALT)
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Middle European Summer Time (MEST)
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South African Standard Time (SAST)
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West Africa Summer Time (WAST)
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Bravo Time Zone (B)
CAT Time Zone Countries
This time zone is used in the following countries:
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This time zone is used in the following countries:
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Botswana
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Burundi
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (eastern side only)
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Malawi
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Mozambique
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Namibia
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Rwanda
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Sudan
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South Sudan
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
As this time zone is in the equatorial and tropical regions, there is little change in day length throughout the year and so daylight saving time is not observed.
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the CAT time zone is present in the provinces of Bas-Uele, Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Haut-Uele, Kasaï, Kasaï Occidental, Kasaï Oriental, Katanga, Lomani, Lualaba, Maniema, Nord-Kivu, Orientale, Sankuru, Sud-Kivu, Tanganyika, Tshopo and Ituri Interim Administration.