Current time in Lilongwe, Malawi
Central Africa Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central Africa Time · Africa/Blantyre
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00
- Abbreviation
- CAT
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+2 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Central Region, Malawi (capital) · 13.97° S, 33.79° E
- Population
- 1,115,815
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Lilongwe at about 11:45 standard time: the clock runs about 15 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:28 and 11:59 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:48 | 17:55 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:07 | 17:25 | 11h 18m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:33 | 17:40 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 05:14 | 18:11 | 12h 57m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:29–17:41 (12 h 12 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
- Harare, Zimbabwe · 520 km
- Lusaka, Zambia · 610 km
- Lubumbashi, DR Congo · 730 km
- Dodoma, Tanzania · 890 km · clock 1 h ahead
- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · 1,000 km · clock 1 h ahead
- Moroni, Comoros · 1,060 km · clock 1 h ahead