Blantyre

Africa • Blantyre

Malawi

Current local time

06:16:57

Sunday, May 31, 2026

UTC offset

UTC+02:00

No daylight saving changes

Blantyre does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks stay on UTC+02:00 all year long.

Timezone details

Identifier
Abbreviation
—
Transitioned
May 31, 2021 at 03:00 AM
Featured city
Lilongwe

Location

Latitude
-15.78333
Longitude
35
Country
Malawi

Central Africa Time (CAT)

FAQs

Central Africa Time (CAT) is a steady, year-round clock for 11 member zones across countries like Malawi, Zimbabwe, and DR Congo. With no daylight saving changes, scheduling across the region stays consistent all year long.

  • Which countries use Central Africa Time?

    Countries on CAT include Malawi, Burundi, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Sudan, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  • Does CAT observe daylight saving time?

    No, Central Africa Time stays the same all year—no clocks move forward or backward anywhere in the region.

  • What is the leading representative zone for CAT?

    Blantyre, Malawi, is the representative zone for Central Africa Time.

  • Is Central Africa Time the same across all member countries?

    Yes, all 11 member zones share the same offset, so everyone in the region is always on the same time.

  • When does the offset change for CAT?

    It never changes—there are no seasonal clock shifts or historical transitions; the offset has been fixed for years.

  • How wide is the CAT region geographically?

    The members stretch from Sudan in the north to Zimbabwe in the south, covering much of southern and eastern Africa.

  • How is CAT written in the zone database?

    Most member cities file under Africa/* names like Africa/Blantyre and Africa/Harare.

  • How does having no DST affect collaboration in CAT?

    It makes cross-border planning simpler—meetings stay at the same local time every day without worrying about seasonal clock changes.