What time is it in Dar es Salaam?
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is in the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam timezone (UTC+3). The sun rises around 06:35 local time.
Dar es Salaam, UTC+3Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Daylight
- 11 h 48 min
Dar es Salaam Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Dar es Salaam? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Dar es Salaam is UTC+3, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Dar es Salaam on your clock
Pick a time in Dar es Salaam and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
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Dar es Salaam at a glance
- Country
- Tanzania
- Population
- 2,698,652
- Currency
- TZS
- Dialling code
- +255
- Languages
- Swahili, English
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates
- -6.80, 39.27
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Dar es Salaam
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. Berlin shares the most at 8 a day.
About the time in Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam keeps the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam timezone, UTC+3 right now. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays the same all year. That makes Dar es Salaam 3 hours ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 09:00–17:00 in Dar es Salaam (the assumed default, we hold no figure for this country), against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 1 h overlap
- London, 6 h overlap
- Singapore, 4 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 06:35 and sets around 18:23 in Dar es Salaam. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous.
It is currently week 31.
Most offices in Dar es Salaam run 09:00–17:00 in UTC+3, as far as we can tell — that is our default rather than a figure for this country. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Dar es Salaam
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Assumed: we have no verified convention for this country, so the international default is used.
FAQ
Which timezone is Dar es Salaam in?
Dar es Salaam uses Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, which is UTC+3.
Does Dar es Salaam observe daylight saving time?
The Africa/Dar_es_Salaam zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.