Central Africa Time Explained

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, 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:

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  • (eastern provinces)
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The following countries in Africa also use an offset of UTC+02:00 all-year round:

• (observes Egypt Standard Time)
• (observes South African Standard Time)
• (observes South African Standard Time)
• (observes Eastern European Time)
• (observes South African Standard Time)

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Central Africa Time – CAT Time Zone . 2024-02-04 . Time and Date . en.
2. Web site: Time Zones in Namibia . 2024-02-04 . Time and Date . en.
3. Web site: Time Zones in Sudan . 2024-02-04 . Time and Date . en.
4. Web site: Time Zones in South Sudan . 2024-02-04 . Time and Date . en.
5. Web site: Akol . Priscah . Pal . Koang . 2021-01-15 . South Sudan adopts new time zone - Makuei . 2024-02-04 . Eye Radio . en-US.