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Current time in Tanzania
A single time zone at UTC+03:00.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
About Tanzania's time
A single time zone.
Tanzania operates on a single timezone—East Africa Time (EAT), UTC+03:00—and does not observe daylight saving time. The entire country, including Zanzibar, stays on this offset year-round.
Major cities
Cities of Tanzania.
History
How Tanzania keeps time.
Tanganyika adopted East Africa Time (UTC+03:00) in 1931 under British administration. Before standardization, local mean time varied slightly by longitude across the territory, but colonial administration aligned the region with the broader British East Africa timekeeping framework. From 1948 to the end of 1960 it used UTC+02:45, returning to UTC+03:00 on January 1, 1961, shortly before independence; EAT has remained the national standard since, including after the 1964 union with Zanzibar. Unlike some neighboring countries, Tanzania has never adopted or experimented with daylight saving time, and no major timezone changes have occurred since independence.
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Tanzania to the world's clocks.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Tanzania's time zone, daylight saving rules, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What timezone is Tanzania in?
- Tanzania uses East Africa Time (EAT), which is UTC+03:00 year-round. The whole country, including Zanzibar, uses this one time zone.
- Does Tanzania observe daylight saving time?
- No. Tanzania does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+03:00 all year.
- Is Zanzibar on a different time than mainland Tanzania?
- No. Zanzibar uses the same timezone as the rest of Tanzania—EAT (UTC+03:00)—and does not have a separate offset.
- Which countries share Tanzania's timezone?
- East Africa Time (UTC+03:00) is shared by Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Comoros, and Mayotte, among others.
- How do I convert Tanzania time to other timezones?
- EAT (UTC+03:00) is 3 hours ahead of UTC. Relative to other regions: it is 1 hour ahead of Central Africa Time (UTC+2), 6 hours ahead of Brasília Time (UTC-3), 7 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10), and 11 hours ahead of U.S. Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8). Adjust for daylight saving in other countries where applicable.
- Does Tanzania ever change its clocks?
- No. Tanzania keeps the same standard time year-round, so the local clock does not change during the year.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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