Current Time in Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi
12:20:44 PM
12:20:44
CAT (Central Africa Time) · UTC+02:00
Africa/Blantyre
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Time zone details
Blantyre does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Blantyre
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Malawi
- Administrative area
- Southern Region
- District
- Blantyre District
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Malawian Kwacha (MWK)
Practical
- Languages
- Nyanja, Tumbuka
- Dialing code
- +265
- Population
- 902,588
- Elevation
- Approximately 1,041 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 15° 47' S / 35° 00' E
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Clock changes in Blantyre
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 21 min53 sec longer than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
New MoonMoon illumination2%
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Friday, October 9, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 21 min53 sec longer than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (80.6° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (2% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Third Quarter — Saturday, October 3, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- New Moon — Saturday, October 10, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
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| 12 hr 21 min | 53 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 22 min | 53 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 23 min | 52 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 23 min | 53 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 24 min | 52 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 25 min | 52 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 26 min | 53 sec longer than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Blantyre
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Time context
Blantyre follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Lilongwe
Current time offsetUTC+02:00 (CAT)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in Malawi
- Mother's Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi
Chileka International AirportBLZLarge airport12.6 km north-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · BLZ / FWCL
About 12.6 km (7.8 mi) north-northwest of Blantyre
Scheduled airline service in source data
Tete AirportTETLarge airport · Serves Tete, Mozambique151 km west-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · TET / FQTT
About 151 km (93.6 mi) west-southwest of Blantyre
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Blantyre in?
- Blantyre currently uses Central Africa Time (CAT). Its IANA time zone is Africa/Blantyre.
- When is the next clock change in Blantyre?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Blantyre in the next 12 months
- Does Blantyre observe daylight saving time?
- Blantyre does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Blantyre right now?
- Blantyre is currently UTC+02:00