Beira, Mozambique · UTC+2
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Beira, Mozambique’s second city, runs on Central Africa Time (UTC+2) year-round. No daylight saving time is observed. IANA timezone: Africa/Maputo.
Beira is not just a Mozambican city. It is the lungs of central Africa’s landlocked interior. The port here serves as Zimbabwe’s primary access to the sea, and Zambia’s too. The Beira Corridor, a road and rail link running westward into Zimbabwe, carries much of what those landlocked countries need to import and export.
The clock is Central Africa Time, UTC+2. The IANA identifier is Africa/Maputo, used for all of Mozambique. No daylight saving.
At 19.8 degrees south latitude, Beira has distinct seasons. The tropical wet season runs from November to April. Cyclone risk is real and has proved devastating: Cyclone Idai struck Beira in March 2019 as one of the worst tropical cyclones ever recorded to affect Africa, causing catastrophic flooding and wind damage. The city has been rebuilding since.
The port clock that matters
The port is the reason for Beira’s existence and the clock that matters here is the port clock: ship arrival times, container terminal shifts, customs clearance windows. These are coordinated on UTC+2 with the international shipping networks.
Maputo, Mozambique’s capital to the south, shares the same timezone. 9am in Beira is 7am in London during European winter.
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Questions about time in Beira
- What timezone is Beira in?
- Beira uses the IANA timezone
Africa/Maputo. The UTC offset is always UTC+2 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Beira observe daylight saving time?
- No. Beira does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+2 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Beira?
- Beira is currently at UTC+2.
- What is the time difference between Beira and New York?
- Beira is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Beira and London?
- Beira is currently 1 hour ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Beira and Los Angeles?
- Beira is currently 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Beira and Tokyo?
- Beira is currently 7 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Beira?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Beira is
Africa/Maputo. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Maputo' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Africa/Maputo')`), or any IANA-compatible library.