East Africa Time (Dar es Salaam)
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Time in Tanzania right now
Tanzania keeps one clock all year: East Africa Time (Dar es Salaam), UTC+3. Clocks do not change for daylight saving time.
Live clock for Tanzania
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
Tanzania time zone at a glance
| Zone | January | July | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Africa Time (Dar es Salaam) | UTC+3 (GMT+3) | UTC+3 (GMT+3) | No |
City clocks in Tanzania:
Sunrise and sunset in Tanzania through the year
Typical times at each zone's reference point, in that zone's local clock. Year-to-year drift is under a couple of minutes; dates near a daylight saving change can shift the clock reading by an hour.
| Time of year | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (about Mar 20) | 06:26 | 18:33 | 12 h 07 m |
| June solstice (about Jun 21) | 06:32 | 18:16 | 11 h 44 m |
| September equinox (about Sep 22) | 06:12 | 18:18 | 12 h 06 m |
| December solstice (about Dec 21) | 06:05 | 18:36 | 12 h 31 m |
Countries on the same clock as Tanzania
Same time as Tanzania in both January and July:
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Madagascar
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Syria
- and 3 more
Aligned for part of the year only, because one side changes clocks for daylight saving:
Common questions about time in Tanzania
How many time zones does Tanzania use?
Tanzania uses a single civil time zone, East Africa Time (Dar es Salaam).
Does Tanzania observe daylight saving time?
No. Clocks in Tanzania stay on the same offset all year.
What is the time difference between Tanzania and UTC?
In January: UTC+3. In July: UTC+3. The live cards above show the difference from your own clock right now.
Zone list verified 2026-07. Live times and sun calculations run in your browser from its built-in IANA time zone data and standard NOAA solar equations.