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Blantyre

UTC+2

Malawi · CAT

Dry season
02:45:29Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:06↓ 17:1824:00
Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
17:18
Daylight
11.2hrs
Population
800K
Season
Dry season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

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

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?

Named After a Scottish Village

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

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Working Hours

8h overlap
BlantyreUTC+2
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824