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Malawi country code: +265

The calling code of Malawi is +265. Below: how to dial a number there from India or from any other country, how long the numbers are, and what time it is there now.

Malawi at a glance

+265

Country calling code
+265
Exit code when calling out of Malawi
00
Trunk prefix for calls inside the country
0
Mobile number length
9 digits after +265
Landline number length
7 digits after +265
Shape of a mobile number
+265 9XX XX XX XX
Shape of a landline number
+265 1 XXX XXX
Two-letter country code (ISO)
MW
Time there now
... (Blantyre)

How to call Malawi from India

  1. Dial 00, the exit code of India. On a mobile phone you can press and hold 0 to type + instead.
  2. Dial 265, the country code of Malawi.
  3. Dial the rest of the number. If the number is written with 0 in front for calls inside Malawi, leave that 0 out.

So a mobile number shaped like +265 9XX XX XX XX is dialled from an Indian landline as 00 265 9XX XX XX XX, and from any mobile phone as +265 9XX XX XX XX. The X marks stand for the digits of the real number.

How to call Malawi from other countries

The steps are the same everywhere: your own country's exit code, then 265, then the number. The exit code is 011 from the United States and Canada, 00 from most of Europe, Africa and Asia, and 0011 from Australia. A mobile phone accepts + in place of any exit code, which is why numbers are best saved as +265 followed by the number.

How to call India from Malawi

Dial 00 (the exit code of Malawi), then 91 for India, then the number. An Indian mobile number has 10 digits. For an Indian landline, dial the STD code without its leading 0, then the number: for example 00 91 11 and the eight-digit number for Delhi. Find an Indian STD code.

Saving a number from Malawi for WhatsApp

WhatsApp needs the full international number: + then 265 then the number, without the trunk prefix 0. Save the contact that way and it will work on WhatsApp from any country. To open a chat without saving the contact, use the WhatsApp link maker.

Checked in November 2026 against the libphonenumber numbering data. Phone numbering can change; if a call does not connect, ask your phone company. Call charges are set by your phone company, not by the code.

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