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- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Arusha, Tanzania
Africa/Nairobi
Observatory log
Arusha, observed
- 01Time zone
East Africa Time
EAT · UTC+3 · IANA
Africa/Nairobi- 02Daylight saving
Tanzania does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on EAT (UTC+3) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise06:14Sunset18:24Day length12 h 11 minSolar noon12:19
MoonWaxing crescent, 14% lit
Golden hour06:01–06:42 · 17:57–18:37
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Tanzania is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Tanzania
Tanzania uses a single time zone: Africa/Nairobi.
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
3.36° S, 36.67° E
Differences
Arusha and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from ArushaDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | −2 h | |
 New York | −7 h | |
| Los Angeles | −10 h | |
| Chicago | −8 h | |
 São Paulo | −6 h | |
 Paris | −1 h | |
 Dubai | +1 h | |
 Mumbai | +2 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +5 h | |
 Hong Kong | +5 h | |
 Tokyo | +6 h |
Questions
Asked about Arusha
What time zone is Arusha in?
Arusha uses East Africa Time (EAT), UTC+3. Its IANA time-zone ID is Africa/Nairobi.
Does Tanzania use daylight saving time?
No. Tanzania does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on East Africa Time (UTC+3) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Arusha today?
Today in Arusha the sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:24, giving 12 h 11 min of daylight.