Zimbabwe · CAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Mutare, Zimbabwe runs on UTC+2. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 6-hour difference between Mutare and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Mutare lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Mutare and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Mutare lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Mutare and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Mutare lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Mutare.
Practical Info
Mutare (Zimbabwe) is home to roughly 225K people. Today brings about 11.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:24, sunset at 17:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 19° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Zimbabwe
Capital
Harare
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
CAT · Africa/Harare
Coordinates
18.97°S, 32.67°E
Currency
ZWG (ZiG)
Calling Code
+263
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
English, Shona, Ndebele
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Mutare was physically relocated in 1896 — buildings and all — several kilometres to be closer to the new railway line from Beira. The residents were compensated with free plots at the new site.
The clock: Mutare keeps UTC+2 in the Eastern Highlands, the wettest and greenest part of Zimbabwe.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap