Current Time in Ethiopia
Ethiopia uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Ethiopia
It's 11:15 PM EAT (UTC+03:00) in Ethiopia on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Ethiopia does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+3 all year.
- Time zone
- East Africa Time
- IANA: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00 (EAT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+3 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Addis Ababa
Jijiga
Gonder
Mek'ele
How Ethiopia writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 ኖቬምበር 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 ከሰዓት
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the am-ET locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Ethiopia
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Ethiopia time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 8:15 PM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 3:15 PM | 8 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:15 PM | 11 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Fri 12:15 AM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 4:15 AM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 5:15 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 7:15 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 5:15 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
Ethiopia at a glance
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Population
- 111,652,998
- Currency
- Ethiopian birr (ETB)
Questions about time in Ethiopia
- What time is it in Ethiopia right now?
- When this page was generated it was 11:15 PM EAT (UTC+03:00) in Ethiopia.
- How many time zones does Ethiopia have?
- Ethiopia uses one time zone, East Africa Time (IANA ID Africa/Addis_Ababa).
- Does Ethiopia observe daylight saving time?
- No. Ethiopia does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+3 all year.