Right now, local time in Mtwara is 16:05 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mtwara ranks #4379 worldwide by population and #27 in Tanzania.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 4m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Day length
- 12h 29m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 11h 31m (winter) – 12h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mtwara — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.2667° S, 40.1833° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mtwara
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 140,793 · #4379 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mtwara through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.27° N, 139.82° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, 1,917 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mtwara today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:35
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:16
- Maghrib
- 18:17
- Isha
- 19:26
- Qibla direction
- 359.4° from north (N (359°))
Full prayer timetable for Mtwara — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mtwara sits in the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 29m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Mtwara's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,276 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 16,578 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.27° S, 40.18° 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 | 05:05 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:05 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:05 | −6h |
| London | 13:05 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:05 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:05 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:05 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:35 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:05 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:05 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:05 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:05 | +8h |
Best time to call Mtwara
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mtwara local time:
Cities sharing Mtwara's time zone
Distances from Mtwara
| Dubai | 4,276 km | NNE (22°) |
| Mumbai | 4,841 km | NE (48°) |
| Singapore | 7,157 km | E (83°) |
| Moscow | 7,346 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 7,544 km | NNW (334°) |
| London | 7,882 km | NNW (335°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,832 km | ENE (65°) |
| São Paulo | 9,232 km | WSW (247°) |
| Sydney | 11,250 km | SE (128°) |
| Tokyo | 11,525 km | NE (56°) |
| Chicago | 13,857 km | NW (314°) |
| Los Angeles | 16,578 km | NW (324°) |
Cities near Mtwara
FAQ
What time is it in Mtwara right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mtwara (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mtwara in?
Mtwara runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mtwara observe daylight saving time?
Mtwara does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mtwara today?
Mtwara sees sunrise at 05:49 and sunset at 18:18 today, giving 12h 29m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mtwara tonight?
The moon phase over Mtwara tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mtwara?
The antipode of Mtwara — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.27° N, 139.82° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Leilani Estates, United States, roughly 1,917 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mtwara?
Mtwara lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mtwara?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mtwara, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.