| Time in Mozambique | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Central Africa Time |
| Initials | CAT |
| UTC offset | UTC+02:00 |
| Adopted | 1903 (de facto) 26 May 1911 (de jure) |
| Daylight saving time | |
| DST not observed | |
| tz database | |
| Africa/Maputo | |
Time in Mozambique is given by a single time zone, officially denoted as Central Africa Time (CAT; UTC+02:00). Mozambique has never observed daylight saving time.
History
Mozambique adopted UTC+02:00 (Central Africa Time; CAT) unofficially in 1903, and officially on 26 May 1911.
IANA time zone database
In the IANA time zone database, Mozambique is given one zone in the file zone.tab – Africa/Maputo. "MZ" refers to the country's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Data for Mozambique directly from zone.tab of the IANA time zone database; columns marked with * are the columns from zone.tab itself:
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | Comments | UTC offset | DST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MZ | −2558+03235 | Africa/Maputo | Central Africa Time | +02:00 | +02:00 |
See also
References
- ^ Mozambique Time Zone. TimeTemperature.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- Mozambique. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). "time difference: UTC+2". Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- DST Changes in Mozambique. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- Time Changes in Maputo Over the Years. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- 30 de maio de 1911. (in Portuguese). dre.pt. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Africa at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links
- Current time in Mozambique at Time.is
- Time in Mozambique at TimeAndDate.com
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