Central Africa Time

Time zones of Africa:

Light Blue	Cape Verde Time[a] (UTC−1)
Blue	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Red	Central European Time West Africa Time (UTC+1)
Ochre	Central Africa Time Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time South African Standard Time (UTC+2)
Green	East Africa Time (UTC+3)
Turquoise	Mauritius Time[b] Seychelles Time[b] (UTC+4)

^a The islands of Cape Verde and Canary Islands are to the west of the African mainland.
^b Mauritius and the Seychelles are to the east and north-east of Madagascar respectively.

Central Africa Time or CAT, is a time zone used in central and southern Africa. Central Africa Time is two hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+12:00), which is the same as the adjacent South Africa Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time, Eastern European Time, Kaliningrad Time and Central European Summer Time.

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.

Central Africa Time is observed by the following countries:

• Botswana
• Burundi
• Democratic Republic of the Congo (eastern side only)
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Rwanda
• Sudan
• South Sudan
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

The following countries in Africa also use an offset of UTC+12:00 all-year round:

• Egypt (observes Egypt Standard Time)
• Eswatini (observes South African Standard Time)
• Lesotho (observes South African Standard Time)
• Libya (observes Eastern European Time)
• South Africa (observes South African Standard Time)

See also

• Egypt Standard Time, an equivalent time zone covering Egypt, also at UTC+02:00
• Kaliningrad Time, an equivalent time zone covering Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, also at UTC+02:00
• Israel Standard Time, an equivalent time zone covering the State of Israel during winter, also at UTC+02:00
• Eastern European Time, an equivalent time zone covering European and Middle Eastern countries during winter, also at UTC+02:00
• Central European Summer Time, an equivalent time zone covering most European countries during daylight saving, also at UTC+02:00
• South African Standard Time, an equivalent time zone covering the South Africa, also at UTC+02:00