Right now, local time in Dowa is 03:43 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dowa ranks #51796 worldwide by population and #27 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 31m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Day length
- 12h 35m
- Solar noon
- 11:29
- Daylight range
- 11h 19m (winter) – 12h 56m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dowa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 13.6540° S, 33.9375° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Central Region
- Country
- 🇲🇼 Malawi
- Population
- 8,047 · #51796 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dowa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 13.65° N, 146.06° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, 1,144 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dowa today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:56
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Dhuhr
- 11:29
- Asr
- 14:35
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 18:55
- Qibla direction
- 9.5° from north (N (9°))
Full prayer timetable for Dowa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dowa sits in the Africa/Blantyre time zone, UTC+02:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 35m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 39 cities we cover in Malawi.
Dowa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,908 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,411 km off. Its position on the globe is 13.65° S, 33.94° 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 | 18:43 | −9h |
| Chicago | 20:43 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 22:43 | −5h |
| London | 01:43 | −2h |
| Paris | 02:43 | −1h |
| Moscow | 04:43 | +1h |
| Dubai | 05:43 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 07:13 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:43 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 09:43 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 10:43 | +7h |
| Sydney | 12:43 | +9h |
Best time to call Dowa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dowa local time:
Cities sharing Dowa's time zone
Distances from Dowa
| Dubai | 4,908 km | NNE (28°) |
| Mumbai | 5,601 km | NE (50°) |
| Paris | 7,615 km | NNW (338°) |
| Moscow | 7,726 km | N (2°) |
| Singapore | 7,875 km | E (84°) |
| London | 7,958 km | NNW (338°) |
| São Paulo | 8,461 km | WSW (249°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,607 km | ENE (66°) |
| Sydney | 11,540 km | SE (131°) |
| Tokyo | 12,299 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 13,614 km | NW (311°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,411 km | NW (314°) |
Cities near Dowa
FAQ
What time is it in Dowa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dowa (Malawi), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Dowa in?
Dowa runs on the Africa/Blantyre IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Dowa observe daylight saving time?
Dowa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dowa today?
Dowa sees sunrise at 05:11 and sunset at 17:46 today, giving 12h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dowa tonight?
The moon phase over Dowa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dowa?
The antipode of Dowa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 13.65° N, 146.06° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, roughly 1,144 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dowa?
Dowa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dowa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dowa, clocks run about 31 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.