Nampula, Mozambique · UTC+2
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Nampula is in the Central Africa Time timezone (CAT/UTC+2). Mozambique observes no daylight saving, keeping a fixed clock year-round.
Nampula is the commercial and transport hub for northern Mozambique, sitting on a flat plain surrounded by inselbergs, those steep rocky outcrops that rise abruptly from the surrounding landscape. The Mozambique Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with 500 years of Swahili-Portuguese history, lies about 160 kilometers to the northeast. Nampula is its mainland gateway.
Mozambique uses Central Africa Time, UTC+2, with no daylight saving. Nampula shares this clock with Maputo far to the south, though the two cities sit in strikingly different Mozambique. At around 15 degrees south, Nampula’s days range from roughly 11 to 13 hours of light across the year. The dry season runs from May through October; the wet season brings heavy rains and can disrupt the unpaved roads that connect surrounding rural areas to the city.
two calendars in one city
Nampula is a Catholic-majority city in a country where the north skews more Muslim than the south. The cathedral built by Portuguese colonizers dominates the central square. Both the Catholic calendar and the Islamic one structure different parts of the city’s year.
The city’s position on the Nacala Corridor, the rail and road connection between the port of Nacala and the interior, gives it commercial significance beyond its immediate region. Goods from Malawi, Zambia, and inland Mozambique move through.
9am in Nampula is 7am in London.
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Questions about time in Nampula
- What timezone is Nampula in?
- Nampula uses the IANA timezone
Africa/Maputo. The UTC offset is always UTC+2 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Nampula observe daylight saving time?
- No. Nampula does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+2 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Nampula?
- Nampula is currently at UTC+2.
- What is the time difference between Nampula and New York?
- Nampula is currently 6 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Nampula and London?
- Nampula is currently 1 hour ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Nampula and Los Angeles?
- Nampula is currently 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Nampula and Tokyo?
- Nampula is currently 7 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Nampula?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Nampula 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.