Malawi · Africa/Blantyre · UTC+02:00
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Offset: UTC+02:00 | TZ: Africa/Blantyre
Lilongwe is the capital of Malawi, a spread-out inland city that replaced Zomba as capital in 1975, near Lake Malawi. Malawi uses UTC+2 year-round.
Lilongwe is in the Central Africa Time (CAT) time zone, with the IANA identifier Africa/Blantyre and a standard offset of UTC+02:00. Malawi does not observe Daylight Saving Time, so Lilongwe stays on UTC+02:00 all year. Standard time puts Lilongwe 3 hours 30 minutes behind India (IST) and 2 hours ahead of UTC.
The table shows how Lilongwe compares with major time zones, and what 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Lilongwe are elsewhere.
| Compared with | Lilongwe is | 9:00 AM in Lilongwe | 5:00 PM in Lilongwe |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC / GMT | 2 hours ahead of UTC | 07:00 | 15:00 |
| India (IST) | 3 hours 30 minutes behind India (IST) | 12:30 | 20:30 |
| London (UK) | 2 hours ahead of London (GMT) | 07:00 | 15:00 |
| New York (US Eastern) | 7 hours ahead of New York (EST) | 02:00 | 10:00 |
Differences use standard time. The UK and the US move their clocks by one hour in summer, so the gap with them can change by an hour for part of the year.
Lilongwe is in the Central Africa Time (CAT) time zone (Africa/Blantyre), which is UTC+02:00 in standard time.
No. Lilongwe stays on UTC+02:00 year-round.
In standard time, Lilongwe is 3 hours 30 minutes behind India (IST). India uses IST (UTC+05:30) all year.
The standard UTC offset of Lilongwe is UTC+02:00.
The live clock displayed above reflects the real-time local time currently in Lilongwe, making it an ideal tool for international business coordination, travel planning, remote work scheduling, and staying connected across time zones.
The cities listed below represent some of the most prominent urban centers near Lilongwe, along with their respective local times for easy comparison and scheduling.