Current time in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
East Africa Time
UTC+03:00- Time zone
- East Africa Time · Africa/Addis_Ababa
- 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
- Ethiopia (capital) · 9.02° N, 38.75° E
- Population
- 3,860,000
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Addis Ababa at about 12:25 standard time: the clock runs about 25 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:09 and 12:39 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:29 | 18:35 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:07 | 18:46 | 12h 39m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:14 | 18:20 | 12h 06m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:35 | 18:11 | 11h 36m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:13–18:17 (12 h 3 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.