Mchinji in numbers
- Coordinates
- -13.7984, 32.8802
- Population
- 31 592
- Region
- Central Region
- Country
- Malawi, Africa
- Capital
- Lilongwe — 100 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Mchinji, Central Region, Malawi
Watch the current local time in Mchinji, Central Region, Malawi, running on the Africa/Blantyre time zone (+2).
Mchinji, Malawi
Saturday, 14 November 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Blantyre
Local time in Mchinji
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Mchinji, Central Region.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:12 AM Solar noon 11:34 AM Sunset 5:56 PM Daylight 12 h 44 min Night 11 h 16 min Civil twilight 4:49 AM – 6:19 PM
Weather in Mchinji right now
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Mchinji and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 205111 Zulu — 9.7 km away
- 205109 Nyoka — 11.2 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 Mchinji
- Mchinji Central Region, Malawi
Same time zone — Africa/Blantyre
Nearby places
Local time details for Mchinji
The postal breakdown of Mchinji runs to 2 codes.
Time in Mchinji is measured by Africa/Blantyre, at UTC+2. Whether clocks are moved for summer: No.
Today Mchinji sees sunrise at 5:12 AM, sunset at 5:56 PM. Daylight comes out to 12 h 44 min.
The time given for Mchinji holds for nearby Kadulama Lambo and Daka too.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Mchinji?
- The time zone that includes Mchinji is Africa/Blantyre, with an offset of +2.
- Do clocks change in Mchinji during the year?
- Daylight saving in Mchinji: No.
- When does daylight begin in Mchinji?
- Daylight begins at 5:12 AM.