What timezone is Francistown in?

Francistown uses the IANA timezone Africa/Gaborone. The UTC offset is always UTC+2 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Francistown observe daylight saving time?

No. Francistown does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+2 all year round.

What is the current UTC offset for Francistown?

Francistown is currently at UTC+2.

What is the time difference between Francistown and New York?

Francistown is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.

What is the time difference between Francistown and London?

Francistown is currently 1 hour ahead of London.

Francistown, Botswana · UTC+2

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Francistown, Botswana’s second-largest city, uses Africa/Gaborone, UTC+2, year-round. Botswana has never observed daylight saving time. At 21 degrees south, the city sits in the subtropical zone where daylight variation is moderate (about 10.5 hours at winter solstice and 13.5 hours at summer solstice). The stable year-round clock suits the city’s role as a regional commercial center.

gold rush origins, cross-border trade hub

Francistown was founded during the 1860s gold rush along the Tati River, making it one of southern Africa’s oldest gold-mining settlements. Today it’s a trade and transit hub, strategically located at the junction of roads running north to Zambia and Zimbabwe, south to Gaborone, and east toward Zimbabwe’s Bulawayo. Cross-border trade, trucking, and logistics define its commercial identity.

All of Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia are on UTC+2, though Zimbabwe calls it CAT and Zambia calls it CAT as well. The shared offset makes cross-border business straightforward in this corner of southern Africa. The clocks don’t shift; the goods do.

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Sources

IANA Time Zone Database
Botswana Meteorological Services (BMS)
Parsons, Neil. A New History of Southern Africa. Macmillan, 1993.

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Questions about time in Francistown

What timezone is Francistown in?: Francistown uses the IANA timezone Africa/Gaborone. The UTC offset is always UTC+2 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Francistown observe daylight saving time?: No. Francistown does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+2 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Francistown?: Francistown is currently at UTC+2.
What is the time difference between Francistown and New York?: Francistown is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.
What is the time difference between Francistown and London?: Francistown is currently 1 hour ahead of London.
What is the time difference between Francistown and Los Angeles?: Francistown is currently 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Francistown and Tokyo?: Francistown is currently 7 hours behind Tokyo.
What is the IANA timezone name for Francistown?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Francistown is Africa/Gaborone. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Gaborone' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Africa/Gaborone')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

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