What time is it in Malabo right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Africa/Malabo. Malabo is 1 hour ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Malabo in?

Malabo uses WAT (West Africa Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Malabo, and the current UTC offset is UTC+1.

Does Malabo observe daylight saving time?

No. Malabo stays on UTC+1 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Malabo?

Open the time zone converter for Malabo to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Malabo, Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea

Malabo is on WAT (West Africa Time), UTC+1. Malabo does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

1:24 PM:34WAT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+1

Country: Equatorial Guinea
Region: Bioko Norte
Lat/Long: 3°45'N / 8°47'E
Elevation: 34 m
Population: 155,963
Currency: Franc (XAF)
Languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese
Dialling code: +240

Time zone in Malabo

Time zone
WAT
West Africa Time
UTC offset
UTC+1
1 hour ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Malabo keeps UTC+1

Malabo keeps the time of the IANA zone Africa/Malabo, the one time zone in use in Equatorial Guinea. Malabo does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Malabo today

Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
6:08 PM
Day length
12 hours
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Malabo for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 3°45'N / 8°47'E.

Time difference between Malabo and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Malabo. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Malabo
City	Local time	Compared to Malabo
New YorkUnited States	Tue 8:24 AM	−5h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 5:24 AM	−8h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 7:24 AM	−6h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 8:24 AM	−5h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 6:24 AM	−7h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 9:24 AM	−4h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 12:24 PM	−1h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 1:24 PM	Same time
BerlinGermany	Tue 1:24 PM	Same time
MadridSpain	Tue 1:24 PM	Same time
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 2:24 PM	+1h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 4:24 PM	+3h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 5:54 PM	+4h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 8:24 PM	+7h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 8:24 PM	+7h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 9:24 PM	+8h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 11:24 PM	+10h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 1:24 AM	+12h (ahead)

Other cities near Malabo

All 6 cities in Equatorial Guinea

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.