Current Time in Dar es Salaam
What time is it in Dar es Salaam right now? Below is the live current local time in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Time zone information for Dar es Salaam
- Time zone name
- Africa/Dar es_Salaam
- Abbreviation
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- UTC / GMT offset
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- Daylight saving
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East Africa Time (UTC+3) — no daylight saving.
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What you need to know before scheduling something with Dar es Salaam — when the clocks move, which days are the weekend, and when the working day overlaps with yours.
Daylight saving
Dar es Salaam does not observe daylight saving time. The offset from UTC stays the same all year, so the gap between you and Dar es Salaam changes whenever your clocks move, not theirs.
The working week
Tanzania follows the common Monday-to-Friday working week with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
When you can reach the major hubs
Times below are in Dar es Salaam’s local clock, assuming both sides work 09:00–17:00.
| City | Difference | Overlap in Dar es Salaam time |
|---|---|---|
| New York | -7 h | 16:00–17:00 |
| London | -3 h | 12:00–17:00 |
| Singapore | +5 h | 09:00–12:00 |
| Sydney | +8 h | no overlap in normal office hours |
Upcoming public holidays in Tanzania
- Independence Day
- Christmas Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
- Zanzibar Revolution Day
- End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Public holidays only. Regional and observance days are not listed, and dates that depend on lunar observation may shift by a day.