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Africa/Asmara

Africa/Asmara is the IANA time zone for Eritrea.

UTC+03:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+3 EAT

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+03:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC+3 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
East Africa Time
Abbreviation
EAT
Long name
East Africa Time

In the tz database, Africa/Asmara is a link (alias) to Africa/Nairobi: the two always show the same time.

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Asmara' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Africa/Asmara')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Africa/Asmara';

Cities in Africa/Asmara

Also in this zone: Keren, Massawa, Assab, Mendefera, Barentu.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–2026: UTC+3

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