LusakaZambia
Current time in Lusaka, Zambia
Thursday, 24 September 2026
Central Africa TimeUTC+02:00
⛶ Full-screen clockLusaka time at a glance
- Country
- Zambia
- Location
- Capital city of Zambia
- Time zone
Africa/Lusaka- UTC offset now
UTC+02:00- Current zone label
- GMT+2
- Next clock change
- No upcoming change available
Lusaka time guide
Does Lusaka change its clocks?
UTC+02:00.- Year-round offset
- Central Africa Time (CAT), UTC+02:00
- Time-zone identifier
- Africa/Lusaka
- Lusaka and London
- 2 hours ahead during GMT; 1 hour ahead during BST
- Lusaka and New York
- 7 hours ahead during EST; 6 hours ahead during EDT
City, district and province
Lusaka Province extends beyond the capital district
Zambia's 2022 census publishes population by province, district and ward. Lusaka city and district sit within a larger province containing several other districts, so provincial totals should not be labeled as the city population.
Time-zone identity for Lusaka
- IANA zone
Africa/Lusaka- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+2
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Lusaka is currently 2 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Lusaka
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 29 September 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Lusaka
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Lusaka, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Capital city context
About Lusaka, capital of Zambia
Lusaka is the capital of Zambia. This page combines its live local clock with location, time-zone, weather, Sun and Moon information.
- Capital status
- Capital of Zambia
- Administrative area
- Lusaka Province, Zambia
- Population
- 2,212,301
- Coordinates
- 15.4067° S, 28.2871° E. The elevation is 1,277 metres.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Lusaka
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Lusaka. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- ChungaLusaka Province, Zambia10 km north
Africa/LusakaSame local time - NamalombweLusaka Province, Zambia11 km west
Africa/LusakaSame local time - ChisankaneLusaka Province, Zambia11 km southeast
Africa/LusakaSame local time - MadidoLusaka Province, Zambia11 km northeast
Africa/LusakaSame local time - NtandabaleLusaka Province, Zambia15 km east
Africa/LusakaSame local time - Chilanga TownshipLusaka Province, Zambia18 km south
Africa/LusakaSame local time
Sources for Lusaka time and city facts
Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.
View 4 sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · AccessedCity and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · AccessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · AccessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- 2022 Census of Population and HousingZambia Statistics Agency · 2022 census · AccessedOfficial census reports and provincial or district tables.