Current Local Time in Harare
Zimbabwe Africa/Harare CAT UTC+2 No clock change
1:29:48 PM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC+2 (+02:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+2
Same on every date
Abbreviation
CAT
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Harare never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Africa/Harare
Zimbabwe · Africa
Harare time zone
Because Zimbabwe does not operate daylight saving time in Africa/Harare, Harare sits at UTC+2 (CAT) on every date of 2026. Scheduling across this zone is stable year-round.
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Harare
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+2 (CAT)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 2:00 PM in January · 2:00 PM in July
Clock changes in Harare, 2026–2028
Full record for Harare → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Harare stays on UTC+2 (CAT) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Harare
Computed for -17.8252°, 31.0335° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
5:42 PM
Day length
11h 20m
+0m 43s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:02 PM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 5:07 AM | 6:57 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 5:33 AM | 6:31 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 5:59 AM | 6:05 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 6:22 AM | 5:42 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Harare runs from about 11h 04m at the shortest day to 13h 12m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 9:06 PM
- Moonset
- 8:42 AM
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 6:19 AM
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 7:38 PM
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Harare
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Time difference between Harare and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 7:29 AM | −6h | Varies: −6h / −7h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 8:29 AM | −5h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 PM | −1h | Varies: −1h / −2h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 2:29 PM | +1h | Varies: +1h / ±0h |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:29 PM | +1h | Varies: +1h / ±0h |
| Mumbai India | 4:59 PM | +3:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 9:29 PM | +8h | Varies: +9h / +8h |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:29 AM | −9h | Varies: −9h / −10h |
Harare at a glance
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Region
- Africa
- Coordinates
- 17.8252° S, 31.0335° E
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Harare
- Currency
- ZWL
- Language
- English / Shona
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Questions fréquentes
What time is it in Harare right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Harare, Zimbabwe, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Africa/Harare time zone rules. Harare currently runs at UTC+2 (CAT) all year round.
What time zone is Harare in?
The IANA identifier for Harare is Africa/Harare. Its abbreviation is CAT all year.
What is the UTC offset in Harare?
Harare stays at UTC+2 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Harare observe daylight saving time?
No. Harare does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC+2 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Harare and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 6 hours behind Harare. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 7 hours (New York behind Harare) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – January 1.
What is the time difference between Harare and Sao Paulo?
The gap is fixed: Sao Paulo is 5 hours behind Harare on every date of the year.
What is the time difference between Harare and London?
For most of 2026, London is 1 hour behind Harare. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 2 hours (London behind Harare) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
How long is the day in Harare?
Day length in Harare ranges from about 11h 04m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 13h 12m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude -17.83°, longitude 31.03°.