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Malabo

UTC+1

Equatorial Guinea · WAT

Rainy season
01:43:39Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:18↓ 18:3024:00
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
18:30
Daylight
12.2hrs
Population
297K
Season
Rainy season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea runs on UTC+1. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 5-hour difference between Malabo and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 14:00–18:00 in Malabo lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Malabo and London currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Malabo lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. There is a 8-hour difference between Malabo and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Malabo lines up with 17:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Lisbon, Lagos, Casablanca. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Malabo.

Practical Info

Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) is home to roughly 297K people. Today brings about 12.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:18, sunset at 18:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 4° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

Capital

Malabo 👑

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

WAT · Africa/Malabo

Coordinates

3.75°N, 8.78°E

Currency

XAF (FCFA)

Calling Code

+240

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Spanish, French, Portuguese

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Capital on the Wrong Island

Malabo sits on Bioko island, roughly 240 kilometres from the mainland that makes up most of Equatorial Guinea's territory. The country is building a new capital, Ciudad de la Paz, in the mainland forest.

The clock: Malabo keeps UTC+1. Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign African state with Spanish as an official language.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

7h overlap
MalaboUTC+1
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824