Lilongwe, Malawi · UTC+2
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Lilongwe became Malawi’s capital in 1975, replacing Blantyre in the south, when President Hastings Banda decided the country’s capital should be more centrally located. The city runs on Africa/Blantyre time: UTC+2, year-round. The timezone identifier references Blantyre despite Lilongwe being the capital, reflecting the IANA database’s historical record.
At 14 degrees south, Lilongwe has moderate seasonal daylight variation: about 10.5 hours in June (southern hemisphere winter) and 13.5 in December. The rainy season from November through March brings enough water to turn the plateau green; the dry season from May through October brings cool, clear days and cold nights.
planned capital, Old Town market schedule
Malawi, the “Warm Heart of Africa,” is one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in the region. Lilongwe is a planned capital built partly from scratch, with a distinct City Centre area of government buildings and an Old Town where the pre-capital settlement still operates on a traditional market schedule.
The country borders Mozambique, Zambia, and Tanzania, all of which use UTC+2 (or in Tanzania’s case, UTC+3). Coordination with neighbors is mostly seamless at UTC+2.
9am in Lilongwe is 7am in London in winter, two hours ahead of GMT.
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Questions about time in Lilongwe
- What timezone is Lilongwe in?
- Lilongwe uses the IANA timezone
Africa/Blantyre. The UTC offset is always UTC+2 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Lilongwe observe daylight saving time?
- No. Lilongwe does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+2 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Lilongwe?
- Lilongwe is currently at UTC+2.
- What is the time difference between Lilongwe and New York?
- Lilongwe is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Lilongwe and London?
- Lilongwe is currently 1 hour ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Lilongwe and Los Angeles?
- Lilongwe is currently 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Lilongwe and Tokyo?
- Lilongwe is currently 7 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Lilongwe?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Lilongwe is
Africa/Blantyre. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Blantyre' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Africa/Blantyre')`), or any IANA-compatible library.