Time-zone spread
Madagascar is modeled as a single-zone country on this page, so the main planning risk is not internal time spread but coordination with DST-observing countries elsewhere.
Largest indexed cluster: Indian/Antananarivo · 4 cities.
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Country time hub
Madagascar has 1 time zone.
Last updated recently. Country-level time references, currency snapshots, nearby airports, and next-holiday context refresh on the daily page update window.
What time is it in Madagascar
It's currently 1:00 PM GMT+3 in Madagascar, which is UTC+03:00. Madagascar does not observe daylight saving time.
Primary timezone
Indian/Antananarivo
Indexed cities
4
Next holiday
Independence Day
June 26, 2026
Airport pages
1
Operational country read
This page is classified as a compact country time hub. It combines city coverage, time-zone spread, holiday signals, airport links, and reference-market overlap so users can decide whether to open a city page, a meeting planner, or a travel page next.
Time-zone spread
Madagascar is modeled as a single-zone country on this page, so the main planning risk is not internal time spread but coordination with DST-observing countries elsewhere.
Largest indexed cluster: Indian/Antananarivo · 4 cities.
Reference-market overlap
Madagascar overlaps 2 of 8 reference markets right now. Use those rows for live calls and treat the remaining markets as async handoffs.
Snapshot uses 8 reference market clocks against Indian/Antananarivo.
Planning next step
Madagascar has an airport-country page, so travel planning can move from national time context into arrival-city and airport-zone details.
Country evidence
Practical use cases
Trust boundaries
Updated 2026-05-22 · ECB rates
Code
MGA
Live ECB rate not available for this currency.
Conversion rates aren’t published for this currency by the ECB. The local code is shown for reference.
Capital
Antananarivo
Population
31,727,042
Area
587,041 km²
Languages
French, Malagasy
Currencies
MGA
Indexed cities
4
Indexed airports
1
Next public holiday
June 26, 2026
Madagascar is one of the country intelligence hubs in WorldClockTools, so this page combines live timezone structure, major city clocks, holidays, airports, and same-day planning signals instead of stopping at a flat country index.
Madagascar currently spans 1 curated timezone. It sits in the Eastern Africa subregion. The wider region is Africa.
Tue, Jun 2
Antananarivo
01:00 PM
Indian/Antananarivo
Tue, Jun 2
Antsirabe
01:00 PM
Indian/Antananarivo
Tue, Jun 2
Mahajanga
01:00 PM
Indian/Antananarivo
Tue, Jun 2
Toamasina
01:00 PM
Indian/Antananarivo
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
| Reference market | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 11:00 AM | -2h | Good to call now |
| New York | 06:00 AM | -7h | Plan around office hours |
| Los Angeles | 03:00 AM | -10h | Plan around office hours |
| Dubai | 02:00 PM | +1h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 06:00 PM | +5h | Plan around office hours |
| Tokyo | 07:00 PM | +6h | Plan around office hours |
| Sydney | 08:00 PM | +7h | Plan around office hours |
| São Paulo | 07:00 AM | -6h | Plan around office hours |
Reference fields include Madagascar: ISO code, canonical slug, timezone roster, indexed cities, airport rows, next holiday, currency/language hints, reference-market overlap, and country-specific planning text.
Country time hubs work best when they connect to the deeper city, airport, compare, and market route families.
Public holidays in Madagascar
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Airports in Madagascar
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Market hours
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