Gala in numbers
- Coordinates
- -12.9765, 33.4388
- Region
- Central Region
- Country
- Malawi, Africa
- Capital
- Lilongwe — 116 km away
- Same name
- 53 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gala, Central Region, Malawi
Local time right now in Gala, Central Region, Malawi appears above, in the Africa/Blantyre time zone (+2).
Gala, Malawi
Sunday, 6 September 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Blantyre
Local time in Gala
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Gala, Central Region.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:49 AM Solar noon 11:46 AM Sunset 5:43 PM Daylight 11 h 55 min Night 12 h 05 min Civil twilight 5:27 AM – 6:05 PM
Weather in Gala right now
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Gala and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 201124 Chidzuma — 3.5 km away
- 201310 Chimbuna — 3.5 km away
- 201309 Kamvunguti — 3.5 km away
- 201307 Kapalankhwazi — 3.5 km away
- 201305 Chankhanga — 3.5 km away
- 201304 Belele — 3.5 km away
- 201303 Bunda — 3.5 km away
- 201301 Chipala — 3.5 km away
- 201300 Kasungu Central Township — 3.5 km away
- 201126 Kasungu National Park — 3.5 km away
- 201122 Nthunduwala — 3.5 km away
- 201117 Mangwazu — 3.5 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Central Region
Other places named Gala
- Gala Split-Dalmatia, Croatia
- Gala Lombardy, Italy
- Gala Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Gāla Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
- Gāla Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
Same time zone — Africa/Blantyre
Nearby places
- Kayesa — 13.2 km
- Mphungu — 13.7 km
- Chisambilo — 13.7 km
- Mpoto I — 13.8 km
- Lukwa — 13.8 km
- Mpoto — 13.8 km
Local time details for Gala
Today, Gala has first light at 5:49 AM and last light at 5:43 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 55 min.
Kasungu and Chiswili lie near Gala and keep identical time.
Gala contains 12 postal codes.
Gala is on Africa/Blantyre time, which corresponds to UTC+2. Whether the area observes daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Gala?
- The time zone name used for Gala is Africa/Blantyre, with an offset of +2.
- What time zone rules apply in Gala — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Gala: No.
- When do sunrise and sunset happen in Gala?
- Sunrise is at 5:49 AM and sunset at 5:43 PM.