Current time in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
East Africa Time
UTC+03:00- Time zone
- East Africa Time · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00
- Abbreviation
- EAT
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+3 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
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- Location
- Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania · 6.82° S, 39.27° E
- Population
- 5,383,728
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Dar es Salaam at about 12:23 standard time: the clock runs about 23 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:06 and 12:37 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:27 | 18:33 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:32 | 18:16 | 11h 44m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:12 | 18:18 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:05 | 18:36 | 12h 31m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:08–18:17 (12 h 9 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.