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Djibouti City

UTC+3

Djibouti · EAT

Summer
03:43:45Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 05:42↓ 18:3024:00
Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
18:30
Daylight
12.8hrs
Population
600K
Season
Summer
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Djibouti City, Djibouti 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 Djibouti City 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 Djibouti City lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Djibouti City 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 Djibouti City lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Djibouti City 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 Djibouti City 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 Djibouti City.

Practical Info

Djibouti City (Djibouti) is home to roughly 600K people. Today brings about 12.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:42, sunset at 18:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 12° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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Djibouti

Djibouti

Capital

Djibouti City 👑

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

EAT · Africa/Djibouti

Coordinates

11.57°N, 43.15°E

Currency

DJF (Fdj)

Calling Code

+253

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

French, Arabic

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Lake Ten Times Saltier Than the Sea

Lake Assal sits about 155 metres below sea level, the lowest point in Africa, and is roughly ten times saltier than the ocean — among the most saline bodies of water on the planet.

The clock: Djibouti City keeps UTC+3. Its port handles the overwhelming majority of Ethiopia's foreign trade, which is why a country of a million people hosts several foreign military bases.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

9h overlap

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