Current time in Lusaka, Zambia
Central Africa Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central Africa Time · Africa/Lusaka
- 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
- Lusaka Province, Zambia (capital) · 15.41° S, 28.29° E
- Population
- 2,212,301
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Lusaka at about 12:07 standard time: the clock runs about 7 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:50 and 12:21 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:10 | 18:17 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:32 | 17:45 | 11h 13m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:55 | 18:02 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 05:33 | 18:36 | 13h 03m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:51–18:03 (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 · 400 km
- Lubumbashi, DR Congo · 430 km
- Lilongwe, Malawi · 610 km
- Gaborone, Botswana · 1,060 km
- Pretoria, South Africa · 1,150 km
- Mbuji-Mayi, DR Congo · 1,150 km
Nearest cities abroad on the same clock all year
- Harare, Zimbabwe · 400 km
- Lubumbashi, DR Congo · 430 km
- Lilongwe, Malawi · 610 km
- Gaborone, Botswana · 1,060 km
- Pretoria, South Africa · 1,150 km
- Mbuji-Mayi, DR Congo · 1,150 km