Time in Ethiopia
Ethiopia keeps one time: East Africa Time, UTC+3 all year, with no daylight saving time. Ethiopia borders Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Eritrea, and Djibouti. Its capital is Addis Ababa.
- Population
- 109,224,559 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 435,186 sq mi (1,127,127 km²)
- Currency
- Birr (ETB)
- Languages
- Amharic, English (Ethiopia), Oromo (Ethiopia), Tigrinya (Ethiopia), Somali (Ethiopia), Sidamo
- Calling code
- +251
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- ET
- Coordinates (central point)
- 9.129095, 38.969065
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
Addis Ababa, Jijiga, Gonder, Mek'ele, Nazret, Warder, Awasa, and Bahir Dar all keep East Africa Time, like the rest of Ethiopia.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | UTC+3 all year | same time |
| Kenya | UTC+3 all year | same time |
| Sudan | UTC+2 all year | 1 hour behind |
| South Sudan | UTC+2 all year | 1 hour behind |
| Somalia | UTC+3 all year | same time |
| Djibouti | UTC+3 all year | same time |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.