Libya · EET
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Misrata, Libya runs on UTC+2. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 6-hour difference between Misrata and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Misrata lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Misrata and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Misrata lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Misrata and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Misrata lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Misrata.
Practical Info
Misrata (Libya) is home to roughly 280K people. Today brings about 14.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 20:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+2 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 32° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Libya
Capital
Tripoli
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
EET · Africa/Tripoli
Coordinates
32.38°N, 15.09°E
Currency
LYD (ل.د)
Calling Code
+218
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Misrata's free zone, established in the 2000s, made it Libya's main commercial port, and its merchant families have run trade across the central Mediterranean for generations.
The clock: Misrata keeps UTC+2. Libya moved between UTC+1 and UTC+2 twice in 2012 before settling.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap