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

Country time

What time is in Tanzania

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

Time zone info for Tanzania

UTC +3
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
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Time zone details

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

Air Quality Index & Weather in Wete

Temperature 26°C
Condition Drizzle
Wind speed 18 km/h
AQI 33
AQI category Good
PM2.5 7.8 µg/m3

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

Time difference

Relative to Tanzania right now.

Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Tanzania

Times are approximate and update daily.

Sunrise 6:25 AM
Sunset 6:17 PM
Day length 11h 52m
Solar noon 12:21 PM

Time in Tanzania — time zone and key facts

Tanzania has a population of over 7,338,218.5 and uses 2 time zones including Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, Africa/Blantyre. The current local time applies to the largest city, Wete, and most of the country.

The time in Tanzania right now

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

Daylight saving time in Tanzania

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

Cities in Tanzania

Major cities in Tanzania include Wete, Kibaha, Mkokotoni, Tunduma, Tukuyu, Sumbawanga and 6 more. Each of these locations follows the respective time zones listed above.