About the time in Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam is a city in Tanzania. It uses the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone, which is currently UTC+3 — that is, +3 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Dar es Salaam does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, Dar es Salaam is 7 hours ahead of New York and 2 hours ahead of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Dar es Salaam in?

Dar es Salaam follows the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone (UTC+3). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Dar es Salaam observe daylight saving time?

No — Dar es Salaam keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in Dar es Salaam

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Dar es Salaam's coordinates (-6.79°, 39.28°) and shown in local Dar es Salaam time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Dar es Salaam's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.