How to call Malawi from abroad (+265)
The country code for Malawi is +265 (ISO codes MW and MWI). You need it every time you phone Malawi from another country.
To call Malawi in four steps:
- Dial your international access prefix: 00 in most countries, 011 from the USA and Canada, or simply + on a mobile phone.
- Dial the Malawi country code: 265.
- Dial the local number. If it starts with a 0 (the national trunk prefix), leave that 0 out; a few countries, such as Italy, keep it.
- Result: +265 followed by the local number, e.g. +265 [local number].
About Malawi Codes
Malawi MW Phone Code
265
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
MW
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
MWI
The ISO 3166-1 codes of Malawi are MW (alpha-2) and MWI (alpha-3). Its international dialling code (E.164) is +265, its internet domain is .mw and its ISO numeric code is 454.

Country codes table
| Phone Code | +265 |
|---|---|
| ISO alpha-2 (two letters) | MW |
| ISO alpha-3 (three letters) | MWI |
| .tld | .mw |
| FIPS | MI |
| ISO numeric-3 | 454 |
| E. 164 | 265 |
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Malawi Time Information
Local time at Lilongwe :
06:20 AM
Thursday, October 15, 2026
(GMT+02:00)
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Time Zones :
- Africa/Blantyre
Global Information about Malawi
- Capital : Lilongwe
- Currency : Kwacha
- Surface : 118,480 km²
- Longitude : 34.301525
- Latitude : -13.254308