CAT time now (Central Africa Time)
2:52PM
CAT · UTC+2
UTC+2+7 h vs New York (you)Maputo now: CAT, UTC+2
What CAT means
CAT stands for Central Africa Time, UTC+2. It is used in southern and central Africa, from Mozambique to Namibia.
Where and when CAT is used
4 zones use CAT all year. Computed from tzdata under the current rules.
| Main city | Time zone | Countries | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubumbashi | Africa/Maputo | Mozambique, Burundi, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe | all year |
| Khartoum | Africa/Khartoum | Sudan | all year |
| Juba | Africa/Juba | South Sudan | all year |
| Windhoek | Africa/Windhoek | Namibia | all year |
How long CAT has been used
In the tzdata record, Lubumbashi has used CAT since 1908, Juba has used CAT since 1930 and Khartoum has used CAT since 1930. No zone has given up CAT for good.
CAT converted to other zones
Every column is a fixed offset, so this table is valid on any date. Remember that the regions behind some columns switch to summer time (EST to EDT, CET to CEST, GMT to BST); the clock in those cities is then an hour later than the column.
| CAT (UTC+2) | UTC (UTC+0) | EST (UTC−5) | PST (UTC−8) | CET (UTC+1) | IST (UTC+5:30) | JST (UTC+9) | AEST (UTC+10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 10:00 PM (−1 day) | 5:00 PM (−1 day) | 2:00 PM (−1 day) | 11:00 PM (−1 day) | 3:30 AM | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 11:00 PM (−1 day) | 8:00 PM (−1 day) | 5:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 11:00 PM (−1 day) | 8:00 AM | 12:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 8:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 6:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 1:00 AM (+1 day) | 2:00 AM (+1 day) |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 8:00 PM | 12:30 AM (+1 day) | 4:00 AM (+1 day) | 5:00 AM (+1 day) |
Questions
What is CAT in UTC?
CAT is UTC+2: 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
What does CAT stand for?
Central Africa Time.
Which places use CAT all year?
Lubumbashi, Khartoum, Juba and Windhoek.
Is CAT the same time as CEST?
Yes, both are UTC+2, as are EET, WAST and SAST. Both name the same fixed offset, so a time given in one is the same moment in the other. What differs is where and in which season each is used.