What time is it in Dire Dawa right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Africa/Addis_Ababa. Dire Dawa is 3 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Dire Dawa in?

Dire Dawa uses EAT (East Africa Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Addis_Ababa, and the current UTC offset is UTC+3.

Does Dire Dawa observe daylight saving time?

No. Dire Dawa stays on UTC+3 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Dire Dawa?

Open the time zone converter for Dire Dawa to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Dire Dawa is on EAT (East Africa Time), UTC+3. Dire Dawa does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

1:35 PM:16EAT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Country: Ethiopia
Region: Dire Dawa
Lat/Long: 9°36'N / 41°52'E
Elevation: 1,204 m
Population: 343,000
Currency: Birr (ETB)
Languages: Amharic, English, Oromo, Tigrinya
Dialling code: +251

Time zone in Dire Dawa

Time zone
EAT
East Africa Time
UTC offset
UTC+3
3 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Dire Dawa keeps UTC+3

Dire Dawa keeps the time of the IANA zone Africa/Addis_Ababa, the one time zone in use in Ethiopia. Dire Dawa does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Dire Dawa today

Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
5:50 PM
Day length
11 hours 49 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Dire Dawa for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 9°36'N / 41°52'E.

Time difference between Dire Dawa and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Dire Dawa. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Dire Dawa
City	Local time	Compared to Dire Dawa
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:35 AM	−7h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:35 AM	−10h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:35 AM	−8h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:35 AM	−7h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:35 AM	−9h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:35 AM	−6h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:35 AM	−3h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:35 AM	−2h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:35 AM	−2h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:35 AM	−2h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:35 PM	−1h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:35 PM	+1h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:05 PM	+2h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:35 PM	+5h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:35 PM	+5h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:35 PM	+6h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:35 PM	+8h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:35 PM	+10h (ahead)

Other cities near Dire Dawa

All 233 cities in Ethiopia

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