Current Time in Bukoba, Kagera, Tanzania
8:45:32 PM
20:45:32
EAT (Eastern Africa Time) · UTC+03:00
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Time zone details
Bukoba does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Bukoba
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Tanzania
- Administrative area
- Kagera
- District
- Bukoba Municipal
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
Practical
- Languages
- Swahili, English, Arabic
- Dialing code
- +255
- Population
- 144,938
- Elevation
- Approximately 1,149 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 1° 19' S / 31° 48' E
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Clock changes in Bukoba
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 05 min4 sec longer than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 05 min4 sec longer than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (84.6° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (2% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Friday, September 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
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| 12 hr 05 min | 4 sec longer than the previous day | |||
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| 12 hr 05 min | 4 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 06 min | 4 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 06 min | 5 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 06 min | 4 sec longer than the previous day |
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Plan around Bukoba
Time context
Bukoba follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Dar es Salaam
Current time offsetUTC+03:00 (EAT)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in Tanzania
- Nyerere Day
- Independence Day
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Bukoba, Kagera, Tanzania
Entebbe International AirportEBBLarge airport · Serves Entebbe, Uganda168 km north-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · EBB / HUEN
About 168 km (105 mi) north-northeast of Bukoba
Scheduled airline service in source data
Mwanza International AirportMWZLarge airport · Serves Mwanza176 km southeast
Source: OurAirports record · MWZ / HTMW
About 176 km (109 mi) southeast of Bukoba
Scheduled airline service in source data
Kigali International AirportKGLLarge airport · Serves Kigali, Rwanda199 km west-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · KGL / HRYR
About 199 km (124 mi) west-southwest of Bukoba
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Bukoba in?
- Bukoba currently uses Eastern Africa Time (EAT). Its IANA time zone is Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.
- When is the next clock change in Bukoba?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Bukoba in the next 12 months
- Does Bukoba observe daylight saving time?
- Bukoba does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Bukoba right now?
- Bukoba is currently UTC+03:00