Mozambique · CAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Beira, Mozambique runs on UTC+2. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 6-hour difference between Beira and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Beira lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Beira and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Beira lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Beira and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Beira lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Beira.
Practical Info
Beira (Mozambique) is home to roughly 590K people. Today brings about 10.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:18, sunset at 17:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 20° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Mozambique
Capital
Maputo
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
CAT · Africa/Maputo
Coordinates
19.84°S, 34.84°E
Currency
MZN (MT)
Calling Code
+258
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Portuguese
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Cyclone Idai struck Beira in March 2019, and early assessments suggested 90% of the city was damaged or destroyed. It is one of the most cyclone-exposed cities in Africa, and much of it is below sea level.
The clock: Beira keeps UTC+2. Its port serves as the sea outlet for Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap