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Thursday, January 29, 2026
UTC +3 Africa/Asmara Africa/Asmara

Country time

What time is in Eritrea

Current local time in Eritrea. See the exact time across Eritrea, time zone info (Africa/Asmara), UTC +3 UTC offset, DST status, and time differences from major cities worldwide.

Time zone info for Eritrea

UTC +3
Africa/Asmara
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Time zone details

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  • Standard and daylight offsets update automatically.
  • The IANA time zone identifier for Eritrea is Africa/Asmara.

Air Quality Index & Weather in Tessenei

Temperature 37°C
Condition Partly cloudy
Wind speed 18 km/h
AQI 60
AQI category Moderate
PM2.5 16.5 µg/m3

Using Tessenei as the reference location. Updated 12:45 PM.

Time difference

Relative to Eritrea right now.

Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Eritrea

Times are approximate and update daily.

Sunrise 6:02 AM
Sunset 6:42 PM
Day length 12h 40m
Solar noon 12:22 PM

Time in Eritrea — time zone and key facts

Eritrea has a population of over 1,154,485.5 and uses one time zone (Africa/Asmara). The current local time applies to the largest city, Tessenei, and most of the country.

The time in Eritrea right now

When you check what time it is in Eritrea, the clock above shows the live local time based on the time zone. Eritrea's offset from UTC is UTC +3, which means it is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

Daylight saving time in Eritrea

Whether Eritrea observes daylight saving time (DST) depends on the time zone year-round schedule. The IANA time zone identifier for Eritrea is Africa/Asmara. Check the DST status indicator above to see if daylight saving is currently active or if Eritrea stays on standard time all year.

Cities in Eritrea

Major cities in Eritrea include Tessenei, Agordat, Massawa, Keren, Mendefera, Assab and 1 more. Each of these locations follows the same time zone listed above.