CAT — Central Africa Time
CAT is Central Africa Time, +02:00, used in Africa. In code, use Africa/Harare rather than the abbreviation.
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Africa/Harare"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tCAT questions
What does CAT stand for?
CAT is Central Africa Time, +02:00, used in Africa. The IANA zone to use in code is Africa/Harare.
What time is it in CAT right now?
Central Africa Time: 02:15 on Thursday (CAT).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of CAT?
Africa/Harare for Central Africa Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.