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Country time

What time is in Malawi

Current local time in Malawi. See the exact time across Malawi, time zone info (Africa/Blantyre), UTC +2 UTC offset, DST status, and time differences from major cities worldwide.

Time zone info for Malawi

UTC +2
Africa/Blantyre
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Time zone details

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  • Standard and daylight offsets update automatically.
  • The IANA time zone identifier for Malawi is Africa/Blantyre.

Air Quality Index & Weather in Mzimba

Temperature 20°C
Condition Clear sky
Wind speed 15 km/h
AQI 23
AQI category Good
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m3

Using Mzimba as the reference location. Showing cached conditions. Last update 10:15 AM.

Time difference

Relative to Malawi right now.

Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Malawi

Times are approximate and update daily.

Sunrise 5:54 AM
Sunset 5:31 PM
Day length 11h 37m
Solar noon 11:43 AM

Time in Malawi — time zone and key facts

Malawi has a population of over 1,787,602.5 and uses one time zone (Africa/Blantyre). The current local time applies to the largest city, Mzimba, and most of the country.

The time in Malawi right now

When you check what time it is in Malawi, the clock above shows the live local time based on the time zone. Malawi's offset from UTC is UTC +2, which means it is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

Daylight saving time in Malawi

Whether Malawi observes daylight saving time (DST) depends on the time zone year-round schedule. The IANA time zone identifier for Malawi is Africa/Blantyre. Check the DST status indicator above to see if daylight saving is currently active or if Malawi stays on standard time all year.

Cities in Malawi

Major cities in Malawi include Mzimba, Machinga, Dedza, Mchinji, Ntcheu, Chiradzulu and 6 more. Each of these locations follows the same time zone listed above.