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UTC +3 Africa/Addis_Ababa Africa/Addis_Ababa

Country time

What time is in Ethiopia

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

Time zone info for Ethiopia

UTC +3
Africa/Addis_Ababa
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Time zone details

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

Air Quality Index & Weather in Awasa

Temperature 23°C
Condition Partly cloudy
Wind speed 10 km/h
AQI 52
AQI category Moderate
PM2.5 12.8 µg/m3

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

Time difference

Relative to Ethiopia right now.

Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Ethiopia

Times are approximate and update daily.

Sunrise 6:10 AM
Sunset 6:36 PM
Day length 12h 26m
Solar noon 12:23 PM

Time in Ethiopia — time zone and key facts

Ethiopia has a population of over 5,762,058 and uses one time zone (Africa/Addis_Ababa). The current local time applies to the largest city, Awasa, and most of the country.

The time in Ethiopia right now

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

Daylight saving time in Ethiopia

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

Cities in Ethiopia

Major cities in Ethiopia include Awasa, Gore, Debre Birhan, Bati, Adigrat, Aksum and 6 more. Each of these locations follows the same time zone listed above.