Current local time in Eritrea
One time zone, 7 cities listed
Eritrea keeps a single time zone, Africa/Asmara: East Africa Time (EAT, UTC+3) all year, with no daylight saving.
Every clock below is computed in your browser from the IANA time zone database, so the offsets reflect the daylight-saving rules in force today rather than a value written down once and left to rot.
Map of time in Eritrea
Eritrea time zones and current offsets
| IANA zone | Local time now | UTC offset | Daylight saving | Largest city |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Asmara | 05:02 PM | UTC+3 | Not observed | Asmara |
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Eritrea time: questions and answers
- What time is it in Eritrea right now?
- Asmara, the largest city in Eritrea, is on Africa/Asmara: East Africa Time (EAT, UTC+3) all year, with no daylight saving. The whole country shares that time; the table on this page shows it live.
- How many time zones does Eritrea have?
- One. The whole of Eritrea uses Africa/Asmara: East Africa Time (EAT, UTC+3) all year, with no daylight saving.
- Does Eritrea observe daylight saving time?
- No. Eritrea stays on the same offset all year. That means the difference between Eritrea and countries that do change their clocks shifts by an hour twice a year, even though nothing changed locally.
- Which cities in Eritrea are covered?
- 7 cities in Eritrea, each with its own page showing live local time, its IANA zone and UTC offset, the next daylight-saving change, and today's sunrise and sunset. This page links to every one of them.