Current local time in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Current local time in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. East Africa Time (UTC+3, UTC+3), no daylight saving time. Compare Dar es Salaam time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Dar es Salaam: 20:39 · Friday, 30 October 2026

Dar es Salaam time zone

Dar es Salaam uses East Africa Time (UTC+3), UTC+3. There is no daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year. All of Tanzania uses one time zone, East Africa Time.

Time difference from Dar es Salaam

City	Difference	Time there
London	3 hours behind	17:39	Compare
New York	7 hours behind	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	10 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	2 hours behind	18:39	Compare
Dubai	1 hour ahead	21:39	Compare
Delhi	2 hours 30 minutes ahead	23:09	Compare
Singapore	5 hours ahead	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	6 hours ahead	02:39	Compare
Sydney	8 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	2 hours behind	18:39	Compare

Sun in Dar es Salaam today

Sunrise 06:12 · Sunset 18:34 · Day length 12h 21m.

About Dar es Salaam

Tanzania

Region: Dar es Salaam Region
Coordinates: -6.8235°, 39.2695°
Population: 5,383,728
Dialing code: +255
Currency: TZS (Shilling)

Public holidays in Tanzania

Wednesday 9 December - Siku ya Uhuru
Friday 25 December - Krismasi
Saturday 26 December - Siku ya kufungua Zawadi
Friday 1 January - Mwaka mpya
Tuesday 12 January - Sikukuu ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar

Airports near Dar es Salaam

Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), 9 km south-west
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), 67 km north

Same time zone

Istanbul · Moscow · Baghdad · Saint Petersburg · Jeddah · Nairobi · Mwanza · Dodoma · Zanzibar · Arusha · Mbeya · Morogoro

All of Tanzania uses one time zone, East Africa Time.

Nearby cities

Kibaha · Zanzibar · Morogoro · Tanga · Handeni · Matuga · Mombasa · Jomvu

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Dar es Salaam in?: Dar es Salaam uses East Africa Time (UTC+3), UTC+3.
02Does Dar es Salaam have daylight saving time?: No. The UTC offset stays the same all year.
03What is the time difference between Dar es Salaam and London?: The current difference is 3 hours.
04What is a good time to call Dar es Salaam from New York?: Between 09:00 - 10:00 in New York (16:00 - 17:00 in Dar es Salaam), both are within working hours.