Malawi · Northern Region
Current local time in Nkhata Bay
Nkhata Bay keeps time on the Africa/Blantyre zone, currently UTC+2. The offset is fixed all year — there is no daylight saving to track here. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Nkhata Bay, Northern Region
Nkhata Bay time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Blantyre
- Current UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Next clock change
- None in the next 14 months
- Country
- Malawi
- Region
- Northern Region
- Coordinates
- -11.61°, 34.29°
- Population
- 16,099
- Local date
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Nkhata Bay today
Computed from Nkhata Bay's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 5:49 AM
- Sunset
- 5:36 PM
- Solar noon
- 11:43 AM
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Civil dawn
- 5:24 AM
- Civil dusk
- 6:00 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 6:13 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 5:11 PM
Nkhata Bay time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Nkhata Bay is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:09 PM | 9h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:09 PM | 1h ahead |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:09 AM | 2h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 07:09 AM | 7h behind |
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Nkhata Baytime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Nkhata Bay right now?
- Nkhata Bay is on Africa/Blantyre, currently UTC+2. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Nkhata Bay in?
- Nkhata Bay uses the IANA time zone Africa/Blantyre, which is UTC+2 at the moment. The zone keeps a fixed offset all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does Nkhata Bay observe daylight saving time?
- No. Nkhata Bay stays on UTC+2 all year, so the difference from zones that do observe daylight saving changes twice a year.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Nkhata Bay today?
- Today the sun rises at about 5:49 AM and sets at about 5:36 PM local time in Nkhata Bay, giving roughly 11h 47m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 11:43 AM.
Working with Nkhata Bay time
Scheduling across Africa/Blantyre is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.