Current time in Asmara, Eritrea
East Africa Time
UTC+03:00- Time zone
- East Africa Time · Africa/Asmara
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00
- Abbreviation
- EAT
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+3 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Maekel, Eritrea (capital) · 15.34° N, 38.93° E
- Population
- 563,930
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Asmara at about 12:24 standard time: the clock runs about 24 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:08 and 12:39 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:28 | 18:35 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:54 | 18:57 | 13h 02m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:13 | 18:19 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:45 | 17:58 | 11h 13m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:13–18:15 (12 h 1 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.