Tanzania · Dar es Salaam Region
Current local time in Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam keeps time on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam zone, currently UTC+3. The offset is fixed all year — there is no daylight saving to track here. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region
Dar es Salaam time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Current UTC offset
- UTC+3
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Next clock change
- None in the next 14 months
- Country
- Tanzania
- Region
- Dar es Salaam Region
- Coordinates
- -6.82°, 39.27°
- Population
- 5,383,728
- Local date
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Dar es Salaam today
Computed from Dar es Salaam's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:26 AM
- Sunset
- 6:18 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:23 PM
- Day length
- 11h 52m
- Civil dawn
- 6:02 AM
- Civil dusk
- 6:43 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 6:50 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 5:54 PM
Dar es Salaam time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Dar es Salaam is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:06 PM | 10h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:06 PM | 2h ahead |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:06 AM | 1h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 07:06 AM | 6h behind |
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Dar es Salaamtime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Dar es Salaam right now?
- Dar es Salaam is on Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, currently UTC+3. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Dar es Salaam in?
- Dar es Salaam uses the IANA time zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, which is UTC+3 at the moment. The zone keeps a fixed offset all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does Dar es Salaam observe daylight saving time?
- No. Dar es Salaam stays on UTC+3 all year, so the difference from zones that do observe daylight saving changes twice a year.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Dar es Salaam today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:26 AM and sets at about 6:18 PM local time in Dar es Salaam, giving roughly 11h 52m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:23 PM.
Working with Dar es Salaam time
Scheduling across Africa/Dar_es_Salaam is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.