Africa · Northern Africa · Sovereign state
Current time in Sudan
A single time zone at UTC+02:00.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
About Sudan's time
A single time zone.
Sudan uses a single time zone, Central Africa Time (CAT), set at UTC+02:00. Daylight saving time has been discontinued — Sudan hasn’t used DST since the 1980s.
Major cities
Cities of Sudan.
History
How Sudan keeps time.
Sudan’s adoption of modern timekeeping dates to the colonial era under Anglo-Egyptian rule. Khartoum kept local mean time (about UTC+2:10) until 1931, when Sudan adopted UTC+02:00 as its standard time.
Sudan observed daylight saving time every summer from 1970 to 1985, then dropped it. On January 15, 2000, it moved to East Africa Time (UTC+03:00), and on November 1, 2017, it returned to UTC+02:00, where it has stayed since, without seasonal changes.
South Sudan's independence in 2011 did not change Sudan's clocks. Both countries were then on UTC+03:00; Sudan returned to UTC+02:00 in 2017 and South Sudan followed in 2021.
Did you know?
Things about Sudan's time.
Although Sudan stretches wide from east to west, it still uses only one official time zone (CAT, UTC+02:00), like much of eastern and central Africa. This means western areas experience solar noon noticeably later than clock noon — people there may start and end their day later in clock terms.
Sudan’s steady use of UTC+02:00 without DST makes it predictable for business and cross-border coordination across east and north Africa, especially with South Sudan, which shares its time all year. Egypt matches Sudan in winter but moves to UTC+03:00 in summer, and Eritrea is one hour ahead all year on UTC+03:00.
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Sudan to the world's clocks.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Sudan's time zone, daylight saving rules, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What time zone does Sudan use?
- Sudan uses Central Africa Time (CAT), which is UTC+02:00 year-round.
- Does Sudan observe daylight saving time?
- No, Sudan does not observe daylight saving time. It last used DST in 1985 and has been on UTC+02:00 since November 2017 (it used UTC+03:00 from 2000 to 2017).
- How many time zones does Sudan have?
- Officially, Sudan has a single time zone (Central Africa Time, UTC+02:00). Despite its size, the whole country runs on the same time.
- If I’m in Khartoum, what UTC offset am I in?
- Khartoum and all of Sudan are at UTC+02:00 (Central Africa Time).
- How does Sudan’s time compare to neighboring countries?
- Sudan shares UTC+02:00 with South Sudan and Libya all year. Eritrea and Ethiopia are one hour ahead (UTC+03:00), and Egypt matches Sudan in winter but is one hour ahead in summer.
- Is sunrise/sunset timing affected by Sudan’s single time zone?
- Yes. Since Sudan spans a wide area east-to-west but uses one official time zone, people in western Sudan tend to experience sunrise and sunset later on the clock than those in eastern Sudan.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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