Local time
Current time in Lilongwe
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Lilongwe at a glance
Time zone
Africa/Blantyre
UTC offset
UTC+2
Coordinates
13.96°S · 33.77°E
Country
Malawi 🇲🇼
Dialing code
+265
Language
English, Chichewa
City essentials
Lilongwe uses Africa/Blantyre with a fixed offset all year. Comparing it with a daylight-saving city is simpler once you know the other side’s seasonal change.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Lilongwe
Local time in Lilongwe falls within the Africa/Blantyre zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 14.0° in the southern hemisphere, Lilongwe's day length varies gently across the seasons. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Lilongwe are calculated using the Muslim World League. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Lilongwe from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Lilongwe, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Lilongwe, Malawi.
Country
Malawi 🇲🇼
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Lilongwe in?
Lilongwe uses the Africa/Blantyre time zone (UTC+2).
What is the UTC offset of Lilongwe?
Lilongwe is on UTC+2. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Lilongwe in?
Lilongwe is located in Malawi.
How is the current time in Lilongwe calculated?
The clock for Lilongwe is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.