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2:00 pm14:00 CAT (UTC+2), Oct 23, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 23, 2026

Bujumbura and CEST have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Bujumbura and CEST have the same time. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Bujumbura is 1 hour ahead of CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Bujumbura correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Bujumbura correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Bujumbura correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Bujumbura correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in CET.

Compare Bujumbura time with CEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

CAT (Central Africa Time) and Central European Summer Time have the same local time.
2:00 pm14:00 in Bujumbura, Burundi is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

Bujumbura to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Bujumbura which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in CEST

2:00 pm14:00 CAT (Central Africa Time) (Bujumbura, Burundi). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 Bujumbura, Burundi / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

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Bujumbura Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CAT – Central Africa Time, UTC+2 (no daylight saving time)

Bujumbura Facts

Country
Burundi
Alternative Names
BJM, Boujoumboura, Budzumbura, Bujumbura, Bujumburo, Bujumbúra, Buj·umbura, Buyumbura, Buzhumbura, Buzumbura, Buĵumburo, Bużumbura, Bužumbura, Bužumbūra, Bújúmbúra, Bûjûmbûra, Mpouzoumpoura, Usumbura, bajmbwra, bu cum bur a, bu qiong bu la, bu song bu la, bujubura, bujumabura, bujumbula, bujumbura, bujunbura, buzhumbura, bwgwmbwrh, bwjwmbra, bwjwmbwra, pucumpura, Μπουζουμπούρα, Бужумбура, Буџумбура, Буҷумбура, Բուժումբուրա, בוגומבורה, בוזשומבורע, باجمبورا, بوجومبرا, بوجومبورا, बुजुंबुरा, ਬੁਜੁੰਬੁਰਾ, ବୁଜୁମବୁରା, புசும்புரா, บูจุมบูรา, བུ་ཇུམ་བུ་ར།, ბუჟუმბურა, ቡጁምቡራ, ブジュンブラ, 布松布拉, 布琼布拉, 부줌부라
Population
769,317
Currency
Franc (BIF)
Geographic Coordinates
3° 22' S Latitude / 29° 21' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+257

Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.

German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Central European Summer Time (CEST)
CEST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CEST.

Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).

123456789101112Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

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CEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Arctic/Longyearbyen
  • Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
  • CET
  • Europe/Amsterdam
  • Europe/Andorra
  • Europe/Belgrade
  • Europe/Berlin
  • Europe/Bratislava
  • Europe/Brussels
  • Europe/Budapest
  • Europe/Busingen
  • Europe/Copenhagen
  • Europe/Gibraltar
  • Europe/Ljubljana
  • Europe/Luxembourg
  • Europe/Madrid
  • Europe/Malta
  • Europe/Monaco
  • Europe/Oslo
  • Europe/Paris
  • Europe/Podgorica
  • Europe/Prague
  • Europe/Rome
  • Europe/San_Marino
  • Europe/Sarajevo
  • Europe/Skopje
  • Europe/Stockholm
  • Europe/Tirane
  • Europe/Vaduz
  • Europe/Vatican
  • Europe/Vienna
  • Europe/Warsaw
  • Europe/Zagreb
  • Europe/Zurich
  • MET
  • Poland
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time