Malawi · CAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Blantyre, Malawi 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 Blantyre 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 Blantyre lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Blantyre 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 Blantyre lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Blantyre 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 Blantyre 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 Blantyre.
Practical Info
Blantyre (Malawi) is home to roughly 800K people. Today brings about 11.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:06, sunset at 17:18. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 16° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Malawi
Capital
Lilongwe
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
CAT · Africa/Blantyre
Coordinates
15.79°S, 35.01°E
Currency
MWK (MK)
Calling Code
+265
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
English, Chichewa
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Blantyre was founded by Scottish missionaries in 1876 and named for David Livingstone's birthplace near Glasgow. It is Malawi's commercial capital and one of the oldest urban centres in the region.
The clock: Blantyre keeps UTC+2. Lake Malawi, a few hours away, holds more fish species than any other lake on Earth.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap