Tete, Mozambique uses Africa/Maputo, currently CAT (UTC+02:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Tete is a city in Mozambique, home to around 357,000 people. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
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Tete lies on the Zambezi in northwestern Mozambique, at a long-established crossing point on the river. The town is built on both banks, linked by a suspension bridge, and serves as the centre of a coal-mining region.
The Zambezi and the suspension bridge are the town's defining features. Cahora Bassa, one of Africa's largest dams, lies upstream and is the main regional attraction, and the town's older quarter retains some Portuguese colonial buildings.
The town is small enough to walk in parts, with shared taxis for longer distances. The road through Tete is a major corridor between Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and traffic reflects that.
Tete is among the hottest places in southern Africa, and the cooler dry months in the middle of the year are much the most comfortable. The rainy season brings heat, humidity and difficult roads.
Mozambique uses the MZN, calling code +258.
Mozambique uses the metical, and Portuguese is the official language with local languages widely spoken. Greetings are extended, and cash is needed for most transactions.
