Current Time in Malta
Malta uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Malta
It's 8:03 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Malta on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Malta observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- IANA: Europe/Malta
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00 (CET)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to CEST, UTC+2).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Birkirkara
Mosta
Sliema
San Pawl il-Baħar
How Malta writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 ta’ Novembru 2026
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the mt-MT locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Malta
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionL-Immakulata KunċizzjoniTue, 8 December 2026 · in 33 days
- Republic DayJum ir-RepubblikaSun, 13 December 2026 · in 38 days
- Christmas DayIl-MiliedFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- New Year's DayL-Ewwel tas-SenaFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Feast of St. Paul's ShipwreckIn-Nawfraġju ta’ San PawlWed, 10 February 2027 · in 97 days
Time difference from Malta
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Malta time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 9 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 10 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
Malta at a glance
- Capital
- Valletta
- Population
- 574,250
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
Questions about time in Malta
- What time is it in Malta right now?
- When this page was generated it was 8:03 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Malta.
- How many time zones does Malta have?
- Malta uses one time zone, Central European Time (IANA ID Europe/Malta).
- Does Malta observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Malta observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in Malta?
- The next national public holiday is Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Tue, 8 December 2026.