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Lusaka

UTC+2

Zambia · CAT

Dry season
02:43:41Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:30↓ 17:4824:00
Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
17:48
Daylight
11.3hrs
Population
3.0M
Season
Dry season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Lusaka, Zambia 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 Lusaka 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 Lusaka lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Lusaka 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 Lusaka lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Lusaka 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 Lusaka 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 Lusaka.

Practical Info

Lusaka (Zambia) is home to roughly 3.0M people. Today brings about 11.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:30, sunset at 17:48. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 15° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

Flag

Zambia

Zambia

Capital

Lusaka 👑

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

CAT · Africa/Lusaka

Coordinates

15.39°S, 28.32°E

Currency

ZMW (ZK)

Calling Code

+260

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Southern

Language

English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Capital Named After a Village Headman

Lusaka takes its name from Chief Lusaaka, whose village stood here before the railway arrived in 1905. It became capital of Northern Rhodesia in 1935 and of independent Zambia in 1964.

The clock: Lusaka keeps UTC+2 at about 1,280 metres, which makes its winters cool enough for frost despite sitting well inside the tropics.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

8h overlap
LusakaUTC+2
06121824
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