Current local time in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dar es Salaam is on East Africa Time (UTC+3) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.

TZDar es SalaamTanzania
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Time zone
East Africa TimeIANA: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
UTC offset
UTC+3same all year
Next clock change
None scheduledNo daylight saving here
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Country
TanzaniaAfrica
Population
5.4 millioncity proper, GeoNames
Dialling code
+255currency: Shilling (TZS)
Coordinates
6.82° S, 39.27° ESouthern Hemisphere

The sun in Dar es Salaam today

 

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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate

Time difference from Dar es Salaam

Live · office hours 9:00–18:00

CityLocal timevs Dar es SalaamOffice hours overlap
GB London--:-- 2h behind7h (11:00–18:00 in Dar es Salaam)
US New York--:-- 7h behind2h (16:00–18:00 in Dar es Salaam)
US Los Angeles--:-- 10h behindNone
FR Paris--:-- 1h behind8h (10:00–18:00 in Dar es Salaam)
AE Dubai--:-- 1h ahead8h (09:00–17:00 in Dar es Salaam)
IN New Delhi--:-- 2h 30m ahead6h (09:00–15:00 in Dar es Salaam)
SG Singapore--:-- 5h ahead4h (09:00–13:00 in Dar es Salaam)
CN Shanghai--:-- 5h ahead4h (09:00–13:00 in Dar es Salaam)
JP Tokyo--:-- 6h ahead3h (09:00–12:00 in Dar es Salaam)
KR Seoul--:-- 6h ahead3h (09:00–12:00 in Dar es Salaam)
AU Sydney--:-- 7h ahead2h (09:00–11:00 in Dar es Salaam)
BR São Paulo--:-- 6h behind3h (15:00–18:00 in Dar es Salaam)

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Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.

Daylight saving time in Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC+3 all year. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Dar es Salaam shifts by an hour for them, not here.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.

About time in Dar es Salaam

All of Tanzania keeps the same standard time as Dar es Salaam (UTC+3).

Close to the equator, day length in Dar es Salaam barely changes through the year — between 11h 44m and 12h 31m.

Sunrise and sunset in Dar es Salaam, 2026

On the 1st of each month, local time

MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January06:1018:4112h 31m
February06:2418:4812h 24m
March06:2818:4212h 14m
April06:2518:2712h 02m
May06:2318:1611h 52m
June06:2818:1311h 45m
July06:3418:1811h 44m
August06:3418:2311h 49m
September06:2318:2211h 59m
October06:0718:1712h 10m
November05:5518:1612h 21m
December05:5718:2612h 29m

Longest day: around 21 December 2026, 12h 31m of daylight (sunrise 06:05, sunset 18:36). Shortest day: around 21 June 2026, 11h 44m.

Nearby cities

Straight-line distance and time difference

Nairobi673 km · same time--:--Addis Ababa1,763 km · same time--:--Johannesburg2,461 km · −1h--:--Kinshasa2,665 km · −2h--:--Luanda2,876 km · −2h--:--Riyadh3,596 km · same time--:--

How long from Dar es Salaam?

All 8 ways to travel →
Dar es Salaam → London8h 37m7,493 km non-stop at 870 km/h · walking: 62d 10hDar es Salaam → New York14h 19m12,456 km non-stop at 870 km/h · walking: 103d 19hDar es Salaam → Tokyo13h 05m11,389 km non-stop at 870 km/h · walking: 94d 21h

Questions about time in Dar es Salaam

What time zone is Dar es Salaam in?

Dar es Salaam uses the Africa/Dar es Salaam time zone (East Africa Time), UTC+3.

Does Dar es Salaam observe daylight saving time?

No. Dar es Salaam stays on UTC+3 all year.

What is the time difference between Dar es Salaam and New York?

Right now New York is 7h behind Dar es Salaam. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Dar es Salaam does not.

What is the time difference between Dar es Salaam and London?

London is 2h behind Dar es Salaam right now. Office hours overlap for about 7 hours a day.

When is sunrise and sunset in Dar es Salaam?

It depends on the season. Around 21 December 2026 the sun rises about 06:05 and sets about 18:36 (12h 31m of daylight); around 21 June 2026 it rises about 06:32 and sets about 18:16 (11h 44m).

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