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Massawa

UTC+3

Eritrea · EAT

Rainy season
03:45:26Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 05:54↓ 18:5424:00
Sunrise
05:54
Sunset
18:54
Daylight
13.0hrs
Population
55K
Season
Rainy season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

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

Practical Info

Massawa (Eritrea) is home to roughly 55K people. Today brings about 13.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 18:54. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 16° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Eritrea

Eritrea

Capital

Asmara

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

EAT · Africa/Asmara

Coordinates

15.61°N, 39.45°E

Currency

ERN (Nfk)

Calling Code

+291

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Tigrinya, Arabic, English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

Among the Hottest Inhabited Places

Massawa records average annual temperatures around 30°C, among the highest of any inhabited place on Earth, with summer highs regularly above 45°C. Its old town is built of coral blocks in Ottoman and Egyptian styles.

The clock: Massawa keeps UTC+3. The Danakil Depression inland, partly in Eritrea, is one of the lowest and hottest places on the planet.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

9h overlap

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