Right now, local time in Blantyre is 22:33 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Blantyre ranks #643 worldwide by population and #2 in Malawi.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Blantyre GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 35m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Day length
- 12h 36m
- Solar noon
- 11:25
- Daylight range
- 11h 11m (winter) – 13h 04m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Blantyre — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.7850° S, 35.0085° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Southern Region
- Country
- 🇲🇼 Malawi
- Population
- 902,588 · #643 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Blantyre through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.78° N, 144.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, 1,129 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Blantyre today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:51
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Dhuhr
- 11:25
- Asr
- 14:35
- Maghrib
- 17:42
- Isha
- 18:52
- Qibla direction
- 7.4° from north (N (7°))
Full prayer timetable for Blantyre — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Blantyre sits in the Africa/Blantyre time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 36m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 39 cities we cover in Malawi.
Blantyre's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 5,066 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,657 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.78° S, 35.01° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:33 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −5h |
| London | 20:33 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +9h |
Best time to call Blantyre
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Blantyre local time:
Cities sharing Blantyre's time zone
Distances from Blantyre
| Dubai | 5,066 km | NNE (26°) |
| Mumbai | 5,668 km | NE (48°) |
| Singapore | 7,789 km | E (83°) |
| Paris | 7,878 km | NNW (338°) |
| Moscow | 7,959 km | N (2°) |
| London | 8,220 km | NNW (338°) |
| São Paulo | 8,483 km | WSW (249°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,599 km | ENE (66°) |
| Sydney | 11,298 km | SE (130°) |
| Tokyo | 12,332 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 13,856 km | NW (310°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,657 km | NW (312°) |
Cities near Blantyre
FAQ
What time is it in Blantyre right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Blantyre (Malawi), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Blantyre in?
Blantyre runs on the Africa/Blantyre IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Blantyre observe daylight saving time?
Blantyre does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Blantyre today?
Blantyre sees sunrise at 05:06 and sunset at 17:43 today, giving 12h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Blantyre tonight?
The moon phase over Blantyre tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Blantyre?
The antipode of Blantyre — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.78° N, 144.99° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, roughly 1,129 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Blantyre?
Blantyre lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Blantyre?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Blantyre, clocks run about 35 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.