Current time in Eritrea

This location stays on UTC+03:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Current time in Asmara, Eritrea
17:46 56
Friday, May 8, 2026 EAT UTC+03:00 No DST
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
IANA time zone
Africa/Asmara
Daylight saving
No DST
Next DST change
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Quick answer

The current local time in Asmara, Eritrea is ⁦17:46⁩ (⁦EAT⁩), which is ⁦UTC+03:00⁩.

Asmara is the capital of Eritrea, located at 15.338, 38.932.

Asmara uses EAT (UTC+03:00) year-round. The IANA identifier is Africa/Asmara.

Timezone in Asmara

East Africa Time (EAT)

IANA time zone: Africa/Asmara
All year
EAT
East Africa Time
UTC+03:00

Time zones in Eritrea

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Africa/Asmara

EAT UTC+03:00

Etc/GMT-3

GMT+3 UTC+03:00

World clock

Compared with Asmara

Asmara
17:46
0h
Keren
17:46
0h
Himora
17:46
0h
Massawa
17:46
0h
Assab
17:46
0h
Mendefera
17:46
0h
Barentu
17:46
0h
Adi Keyh
17:46
0h
Edd
17:46
0h
Dek’emhāre
17:46
0h

No daylight saving time in Eritrea

This location stays on UTC+03:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Eritrea is 17:46 EAT. The primary clock uses Africa/Asmara, currently UTC+03:00 from UTC.

Eritrea has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Africa/Asmara, Etc/GMT-3.

The primary time zone for Eritrea does not currently show a daylight saving transition in the lookup window.