Sunrise and sunset in Malawi

Average length of day in Lilongwe

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Malawi

The cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun course. Since the orbit of the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for May 16th., localtime in Malawi

Sunrise and sunset by month (Lilongwe)

Where does the sun rise in Malawi?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Malawi is Phalombe in the region of Southern Region. There, the sun rises at 5:51 am and sets at 5:16 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Mchinji (Central Region) at 5:30 pm.

Duration of the sunset

The distance from the equator and the path of the sun determines not only the time of sunrise and sunset. The farther a country is from the equator, the more oblique the sun's path is to the horizon. And this causes a different duration that a sunset takes. Lilongwe lies on the 14th degree of southern latitude and thus a good distance from the equator. While a sunset in the northern USA or central Europe can take almost an hour, in Malawi it only lasts an average of 23 minutes. In June, it's about 23 minutes in Lilongwe, while in December it's 24 minutes.

International cities for comparison