Africa/Asmara is an IANA time zone used in Eritrea. It stays on UTC+3 all year.
Africa/Asmara at a glance
Rules of the Africa/Asmara time zone
Africa/Asmara stays on UTC+3 all year. The tz database records no daylight saving time in this zone since 1970.
Where Africa/Asmara is used
Africa/Asmara is used in Eritrea. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
Africa/Asmara compared with other time zones
Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.
| City | Time now | Difference now | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (United States) | --:-- | 8 h behind | 8 h behind | 7 h behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 11 h behind | 11 h behind | 10 h behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 3 h behind | 3 h behind | 2 h behind |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 2 h behind | 2 h behind | 1 h behind |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 1 h ahead | 1 h ahead | 1 h ahead |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 2 h 30 min ahead | 2 h 30 min ahead | 2 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore | --:-- | 5 h ahead | 5 h ahead | 5 h ahead |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 6 h ahead | 6 h ahead | 6 h ahead |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 8 h ahead | 8 h ahead | 7 h ahead |
| UTC | --:-- | 3 h behind | 3 h behind | 3 h behind |
Other zones on UTC+3 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as Africa/Asmara today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Africa/Djibouti
- Africa/Kampala
- Africa/Mogadishu
- Africa/Nairobi
- Asia/Aden
- Asia/Amman
- Asia/Baghdad
- Asia/Bahrain
- Asia/Damascus
- Asia/Kuwait
Using Africa/Asmara in software
Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Africa/Asmara, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+3 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.
Show the current time in Africa/Asmara:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Africa/Asmara', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Africa/Asmara'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Africa/Asmara')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Africa/Asmara dateTools for time in Africa/Asmara
- Convert a time to or from Africa/Asmara: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Asmara to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Africa/Asmara and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of Africa/Asmara?
UTC+3, all year.
What abbreviation does Africa/Asmara use?
EAT. Abbreviations are not unique, so use the zone name Africa/Asmara in software.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.