Current time in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, keeps East Africa Time at UTC+03:00 all year, with no clock changes.
Current time in Addis Ababa
18:22:12
Africa/Addis_Ababa · UTC+03:00
Time zone in Addis Ababa
Sunrise and sunset in Addis Ababa
Sun and clock in Addis Ababa
Averaged over the year, solar noon in Addis Ababa comes at 12:25, because the city lies about 6° west of the meridian its clock is set to.
Daylight through the year in Addis Ababa
Panama City, at 9.0°N, lies on almost the same parallel as Addis Ababa, so its days stay within 1 minute of Addis Ababa’s all year; its clock is 8 h behind Addis Ababa.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | 06:18 | 18:01 | 11 h 42 m |
| December 15 | 06:32 | 18:08 | 11 h 36 m |
| January 15 | 06:45 | 18:24 | 11 h 39 m |
| February 15 | 06:44 | 18:34 | 11 h 50 m |
| March 15 | 06:32 | 18:36 | 12 h 4 m |
| April 15 | 06:15 | 18:35 | 12 h 20 m |
| May 15 | 06:05 | 18:38 | 12 h 32 m |
| June 15 | 06:06 | 18:45 | 12 h 39 m |
| July 15 | 06:13 | 18:49 | 12 h 36 m |
| August 15 | 06:17 | 18:42 | 12 h 25 m |
| September 15 | 06:15 | 18:26 | 12 h 11 m |
| October 15 | 06:13 | 18:09 | 11 h 56 m |
When the clocks change in Addis Ababa
The tz database records no change to Addis Ababa’s clock since 1970. There Africa/Addis_Ababa is an alias of Africa/Nairobi, so the entry’s older history is Nairobi’s.
Calling Addis Ababa from another time zone
| Place | Addis Ababa’s 09:00–17:00 there | Shared working hours | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 06:00–14:00 | — | — |
| New York | 01:00–09:00 | none | none to 1 h |
| London | 06:00–14:00 | 5 h, 12:00–17:00 Addis Ababa time | 5 h to 6 h |
| Tokyo | 15:00–23:00 | 2 h, 09:00–11:00 Addis Ababa time | always 2 h |
At 09:00 on Monday, November 9, 2026 in Addis Ababa, 9 listed cities, including Los Angeles and Phoenix, are still on Sunday. By 17:00 on Friday, 7 listed cities, including Sydney and Melbourne, have already reached Saturday.
Addis Ababa compared with other cities
| City | Local time | Date | UTC offset | Difference from Addis Ababa | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | — | — | UTC-05:00 | 8 h behind | 8 h behind / 7 h behind |
| London | — | — | UTC+00:00 | 3 h behind | 3 h behind / 2 h behind |
| Dubai | — | — | UTC+04:00 | 1 h ahead | all year |
| New Delhi | — | — | UTC+05:30 | 2 h 30 min ahead | all year |
| Singapore | — | — | UTC+08:00 | 5 h ahead | all year |
| Tokyo | — | — | UTC+09:00 | 6 h ahead | all year |
| Sydney | — | — | UTC+11:00 | 8 h ahead | 7 h ahead / 8 h ahead |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Clock | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 1,180 km south | same clock | 8 minutes later |
| Jeddah | 1,370 km north | same clock | 2 minutes earlier |
| Riyadh | 1,920 km north-east | same clock | 32 minutes earlier |
| Doha | 2,250 km north-east | same clock | 51 minutes earlier |
| Abu Dhabi | 2,380 km north-east | 1 h ahead | 1 h 3 min earlier |
| Kuwait City | 2,450 km north | same clock | 37 minutes earlier |
| Cairo | 2,450 km north | 1 h behind / the same | 30 minutes later |
| Dubai | 2,500 km north-east | 1 h ahead | 1 h 6 min earlier |
Beyond Addis Ababa’s own identifier, the nearest city in this directory on exactly the same clock is Nairobi, 1,180 km to the south, on Africa/Nairobi.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-11-02.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Addis Ababa in?
Addis Ababa keeps Africa/Addis_Ababa, East Africa Time, at UTC+03:00 all year. In the tz database Africa/Addis_Ababa is an alias of Africa/Nairobi: Addis Ababa has kept Nairobi’s time since at least 1970, and the entry’s older history is Nairobi’s.
Is all of Ethiopia on the same time as Addis Ababa?
Yes. Africa/Addis_Ababa is the tz database’s only entry for Ethiopia, and Addis Ababa keeps it.
Which other countries keep exactly the same time as Addis Ababa?
20 other countries and territories keep exactly Addis Ababa’s clock, with no clock changes either.
What is the time difference between Addis Ababa and Abu Dhabi?
The clock in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, about 2,380 km away and the closest city in this directory on a different clock, is 1 h ahead of Addis Ababa.