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Dar es Salaam

UTC+3

Tanzania · EAT

Dry season
03:43:34Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:30↓ 18:1824:00
Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
18:18
Daylight
11.8hrs
Population
7.4M
Season
Dry season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania runs on UTC+3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 7-hour difference between Dar es Salaam and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Dar es Salaam lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Dar es Salaam and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Dar es Salaam lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Dar es Salaam and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Dar es Salaam lines up with 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Moscow, Athens, Istanbul. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Dar es Salaam.

Practical Info

Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) is home to roughly 7.4M people. Today brings about 11.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:30, sunset at 18:18. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 7° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

Flag

Tanzania

Tanzania

Capital

Dodoma

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

EAT · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

Coordinates

6.79°S, 39.28°E

Currency

TZS (TSh)

Calling Code

+255

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Southern

Language

Swahili, English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

One of the Fastest-Growing Cities on Earth

Dar es Salaam has been growing at around 5-6% a year and is projected to pass ten million residents within a decade — among the fastest-growing large cities in the world. It was a fishing village of a few thousand in the 1860s.

The clock: Dar keeps UTC+3, and Swahili time counts hours from dawn — so saa moja is one hour after sunrise, roughly 07:00 by the clock.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

9h overlap

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