Time in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe keeps one time: Central Africa Time, UTC+2 all year, with no daylight saving time. Zimbabwe borders South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, and Botswana. Its capital is Harare.

Zimbabwe and the countries around it
Central Africa TimeUTC+02:00Harare, Bulawayo, and ChitungwizaAfrica/Harare
Zimbabwe (simplified outline). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Population
16,868,409 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
Total area
150,804 sq mi (390,580 km²)
Currency
Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)
Languages
English (Zimbabwe), Shona, South Ndebele, North Ndebele
Calling code
+263
Driving side
Left
Country code (ISO)
ZW
Coordinates (central point)
-19.007624, 29.328272

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.

Local time in the largest cities

Harare, Bulawayo, Chitungwiza, Mutare, Gweru, Kwekwe, Kadoma, and Ruwa all keep Central Africa Time, like the rest of Zimbabwe.

Time in neighboring countries

CountryLocal time nowDifference from Zimbabwe
South AfricaUTC+2 all yearsame time
MozambiqueUTC+2 all yearsame time
BotswanaUTC+2 all yearsame time
ZambiaUTC+2 all yearsame time

Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.

Check the time at a point

Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.

Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.