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Africa/Tripoli

Africa/Tripoli is the IANA time zone for Libya.

UTC+02:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+2 EET

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+02:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC+2 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
Eastern European Standard Time
Abbreviation
EET
Long name
Eastern European Standard Time
Aliases
Libya (old ids that resolve to Africa/Tripoli)

Use it in code

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

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

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

Cities in Africa/Tripoli

Also in this zone: Benghazi, Misratah, Zliten, Al Khums, Az Zāwīyah, Zawiya, Janzūr, Sabha, Tobruk, Ajdabiya, Al Ajaylat, Al Bayḑā’, Al Jadīd, Sirte, Darnah, Al Jumayl, Qaşr Bin Ghashīr.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–1981: UTC+2
  • 1982–1990: UTC+1 and UTC+2 each year
  • 1991–1995: UTC+2
  • 1996–1997: UTC+1 and UTC+2 each year
  • 1998–2011: UTC+2
  • 2012–2013: UTC+1 and UTC+2 each year
  • 2014–2026: UTC+2

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