East Africa Time (Asmara)
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Time in Eritrea right now
Eritrea keeps one clock all year: East Africa Time (Asmara), UTC+3. Clocks do not change for daylight saving time.
Live clock for Eritrea
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
Eritrea time zone at a glance
| Zone | January | July | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Africa Time (Asmara) | UTC+3 (GMT+3) | UTC+3 (GMT+3) | No |
City clocks in Eritrea:
Sunrise and sunset in Eritrea through the year
Typical times at each zone's reference point, in that zone's local clock. Year-to-year drift is under a couple of minutes; dates near a daylight saving change can shift the clock reading by an hour.
| Time of year | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (about Mar 20) | 06:28 | 18:35 | 12 h 07 m |
| June solstice (about Jun 21) | 05:55 | 18:57 | 13 h 02 m |
| September equinox (about Sep 22) | 06:13 | 18:20 | 12 h 07 m |
| December solstice (about Dec 21) | 06:45 | 17:58 | 11 h 13 m |
Countries on the same clock as Eritrea
Same time as Eritrea in both January and July:
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Madagascar
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Syria
- Tanzania
- and 3 more
Aligned for part of the year only, because one side changes clocks for daylight saving:
Common questions about time in Eritrea
How many time zones does Eritrea use?
Eritrea uses a single civil time zone, East Africa Time (Asmara).
Does Eritrea observe daylight saving time?
No. Clocks in Eritrea stay on the same offset all year.
What is the time difference between Eritrea and UTC?
In January: UTC+3. In July: UTC+3. The live cards above show the difference from your own clock right now.
Zone list verified 2026-07. Live times and sun calculations run in your browser from its built-in IANA time zone data and standard NOAA solar equations.