When to ring Botswana (+267)
Botswana runs on CAT — two hours ahead of GMT year-round. Knowing the best time to call Botswana on +267 keeps you inside Gaborone office hours, aligned with Johannesburg.
CAT, at a glance.
See the live gap between a global reference city and Botswana's single CAT zone — no calculator needed.
Botswana against the world's hubs.
Compare live Botswanan time against New York, London and Johannesburg so your call lands inside Gaborone office hours.
Understanding the time difference between the United States and Botswana
Time zone differences across other major countries
Why timing matters for calls to Botswana.
CAT aligns Gaborone with Johannesburg and Harare — a morning call covers Southern Africa's diamond corridor in one session.
The best windows to reach Botswana.
Four factors that decide when a Botswanan prospect picks up — anchored to the CAT business day.
Botswana runs at +02:00
The zone is Africa/Gaborone. Every window on this page is worked out from that offset rather than a rule of thumb, so the times shown are the ones that actually apply to Botswana.
No daylight saving
Botswana stays on +02:00 all year. The windows below only move when the caller's own country changes its clocks, not when Botswana does.
Shared hours with 3 of 5 markets
Callers in New York, London, Mumbai share part of the working day with Botswana. The table above gives the exact intersection for each.
Where the gap is too wide
There is no 9-to-5 overlap with Los Angeles, Sydney. Calling Botswana from those cities means someone is working outside normal hours — worth saying so when you book the call.
How to call Botswana using the +267 code.
Four simple steps for every call into Botswana — eight digits, no area code.
Number anatomy
Dial exit code
Press + on mobile or 00 from most landlines. This opens an international line.
Enter +267
Botswana's international code. Every call to Botswana must start with +267.
Area prefix
Add the local area or mobile network code — always drop any leading zero used for domestic calls.
Full number
Dial the remaining subscriber digits. Your number is now correctly formatted for international routing.
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When your working day overlaps Botswana
Callers in New York, London and Mumbai share part of the working day with Botswana. There is no shared working window with Los Angeles and Sydney.
| Calling from | Botswana is | Call at (your time) | Which is (their time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7h ahead | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| Los Angeles | 10h ahead | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
| London | 2h ahead | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Mumbai | 3h 30m behind | 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM | 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM |
| Sydney | 9h behind | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
Windows are the intersection of a 9am-5pm working day in each place, using Botswana'sstandard-time offset of +02:00. Botswana does not observe daylight saving, so these windows hold all year — though they shift when the caller's own country changes its clocks.
FAQ
Calling Botswana, answered.
Time zone, daylight saving and dialling questions for Botswana (+267).