Time zone · Africa
EAT
East Africa Time
East Africa Time stretches across the horn and coastlines of Africa, keeping close to 10 countries like Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania in steady coordination year-round. Living here means no daylight saving surprises, making cross-border calls and events reliably straightforward.
Friday, June 5, 2026
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Standard · EAT
Daylight saving
Not observed
Year-round standard time
IANA zones
10
None observe daylight saving
DST offset
—
No summer variant
About EAT
A fixed, year-round offset.
East Africa Time stretches across the horn and coastlines of Africa, keeping close to 10 countries like Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania in steady coordination year-round. Living here means no daylight saving surprises, making cross-border calls and events reliably straightforward.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The 10 zones that resolve to EAT.
For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.
Cities currently on EAT
The same hour, city by city.
20 cities · all UTC+03:00
Where EAT is used
10 countries.
Same offset · UTC+03:00
Other zones at UTC+03:00 right now.
These named zones share EAT's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about EAT, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- How many countries share this code?
- 10 African countries, plus Madagascar, follow East Africa Time.
- Do clocks change here?
- No country observing EAT uses daylight saving, so the offset stays constant.
- Why does East Africa stay on a single offset?
- Being near the equator means daylight length barely shifts through the year, so there is little historical need to adjust clocks.
- Are all members a single hour ahead of UTC like the name implies?
- Yes, every member sits at UTC+03:00, roughly three hours ahead of Greenwich.
- What sorts of business implications does this stability have?
- Tech, NGO, and tourism teams in places like Nairobi, Addis Ababa, or Dar es Salaam can schedule without worrying about unexpected UTC drift.
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