Balaka in numbers
- Coordinates
- -14.9667, 35.5000
- Region
- Southern Region
- Country
- Malawi, Africa
- Capital
- Lilongwe — 215 km away
- Same name
- 9 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
This is the current time in Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi, shown for the Africa/Blantyre time zone (+2).
Balaka, Malawi
Monday, 19 October 2026
UTC+2 · Africa/Blantyre
Local time in Balaka
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Balaka.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:10 AM Solar noon 11:24 AM Sunset 5:38 PM Daylight 12 h 28 min Night 11 h 32 min Civil twilight 4:48 AM – 6:00 PM
Weather in Balaka right now
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Balaka and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 302100
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 Southern Region
Other places named Balaka
- Balaka Southern Region, Malawi
- Balaka Kwilu, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
- Balaka Kwilu, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
- Balaka Karnataka, India
- Balaka Karnataka, India
Same time zone — Africa/Blantyre
Nearby places
Balaka: clock, sun and surroundings
Balaka is served by a set of 1 postal code.
Hours in Balaka are kept by Africa/Blantyre, standing at UTC+2. Daylight saving observed: No.
Today's times for Balaka: the sun is up at 5:10 AM and down at 5:38 PM. That means 12 h 28 min of daylight.
Nsanama and Lambulila sit nearby and do not run ahead of or behind Balaka.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Balaka?
- The time zone used in Balaka is Africa/Blantyre, with an offset of +2.
- Are the clocks in Balaka adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in Balaka: No.
- What is the sunset time for Balaka?
- 5:38 PM.