Current local time in Eritrea
Eritrea has one time zone: EAT (East Africa Time), UTC+3. The current time in 8 cities, with daylight saving dates and the time zone of each.
Asmara (capital)
EAT
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
UTC+3
- Capital
- Asmara
- Continent
- Africa
- Time zones
- 1
- Population
- 3,607,003
- Area
- 121,320 km²
- Currency
- Nakfa (ERN)
- Languages
- Afar, Arabic, Tigre, Tigrinya
- Dialling code
- +291
- Internet domain
- .er
Time zone in Eritrea
One zone covers the whole country. Its largest city stands for it below.
| City | Local time | Compared to Asmara |
|---|---|---|
| AsmaraEAT (East Africa Time) · Africa/Asmara | Tue 11:57 AM | Same time |
Current local time in 8 cities in Eritrea
Every city in Eritrea with 15,000 people or more, alphabetically, with its current local time. Open a city for its time zone, clock changes, sunrise and sunset.
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Frequently asked questions
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. Every city in Eritrea keeps the same time.
One. All of Eritrea is on EAT (East Africa Time) (Africa/Asmara).
No. Clocks stay on UTC+3 all year.
Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.