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Francistown, City of Francistown, Botswana uses Africa/Gaborone, currently CAT (UTC+02:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Francistown is a city in Botswana, home to around 103,400 people. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
Time zone
UTC offset
UTC+02:00
Country
🇧🇼 Botswana
Population
103,417
Calling code
+267
Currency
BWP
Francistown vs. other major cities
Shift date & time
−12h+12h
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- Sunrise / sunset
- 05:32 / 18:16
- Day length
- 12h 43m
Common questions
What time zone is Francistown in?
Francistown uses the Africa/Gaborone time zone, currently CAT (UTC+02:00).
Does Francistown observe daylight saving time?
No clock changes are scheduled for Francistown in the next year.
How many hours ahead or behind is Francistown?
Francistown is 2 hours ahead of UTC, 6 hours ahead of New York City, 1 hour ahead of London and 7 hours behind Tokyo. Relative to your own clock: .