Somalia · EAT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Hargeisa, Somalia 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 Hargeisa 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 Hargeisa lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Hargeisa 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 Hargeisa lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Hargeisa 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 Hargeisa 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 Hargeisa.
Practical Info
Hargeisa (Somalia) is home to roughly 1.2M people. Today brings about 12.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, sunset at 18:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 10° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Somalia
Capital
Mogadishu
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
EAT · Africa/Mogadishu
Coordinates
9.56°N, 44.07°E
Currency
SOS (Sh)
Calling Code
+252
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Somali, Arabic
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has held elections, issued its own currency and passports, and maintained relative stability since — without recognition from any UN member state.
The clock: Hargeisa keeps UTC+3. The Laas Geel rock paintings nearby, found in 2002, are among the best-preserved in Africa and may be 5,000 years old.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
9h overlapSame timezone as your location.