What timezone is Matola in?

Matola uses the IANA timezone Africa/Maputo. The UTC offset is always UTC+2 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Matola observe daylight saving time?

No. Matola does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+2 all year round.

What is the time difference between Matola and New York?

Matola is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.

What is the time difference between Matola and London?

Matola is currently 1 hour ahead of London.

Matola, Mozambique · UTC+2

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Matola is the second-largest city in Mozambique and effectively the industrial suburb of the capital Maputo, which surrounds it on three sides. They share the same timezone: Central Africa Time, UTC+2, year-round with no daylight saving.

aluminum smelters and continuous shifts

The city is home to Mozambique’s main industrial zone, with aluminum smelting, petroleum refining, and manufacturing operations that connect to Maputo’s port a few kilometers east. The aluminum smelter MOZAL, one of the largest in Africa, operates on continuous industrial shifts that care little about civil clock changes.

Matola grew rapidly after independence and through the civil war period, as people moved to the urban edge for work and relative safety. The city now has over a million residents, more than Maputo itself in many counts, though the two cities’ infrastructure blurs the distinction.

9am in Matola is 7am in London during European winter.

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Questions about time in Matola

What timezone is Matola in?: Matola uses the IANA timezone Africa/Maputo. The UTC offset is always UTC+2 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Matola observe daylight saving time?: No. Matola does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+2 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Matola?: Matola is currently at UTC+2.
What is the time difference between Matola and New York?: Matola is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.
What is the time difference between Matola and London?: Matola is currently 1 hour ahead of London.
What is the time difference between Matola and Los Angeles?: Matola is currently 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Matola and Tokyo?: Matola is currently 7 hours behind Tokyo.
What is the IANA timezone name for Matola?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Matola 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.

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