Does Dar es Salaam observe daylight saving time?

No. Dar es Salaam keeps a fixed UTC offset year-round and does not shift clocks for daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Dar es Salaam and New York?

Dar es Salaam is currently 7 hours ahead of New York. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Dar es Salaam and London?

Dar es Salaam is currently 2 hours ahead of London. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

Why might this time differ slightly from another site?

This page reads your browser's IANA time zone database for Africa/Dar_es_Salaam. Rare device clock-skew or an outdated OS time zone file can cause small differences elsewhere.

Tanzania · Africa

Dar es Salaam

Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

09:02:50 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026

UTC Offset

UTC+03:00

Abbreviation

GMT+3

DST Active

Time of Day

Night

Outside business hours

Location

Lat: -6.79°

Lng: 39.21°

Compare with Other Cities

City	Local Time	UTC Offset	Date	Difference
Dar es Salaam Tanzania	09:02 PM	UTC+03:00	Mon, Sep 28	Base
New York United States	02:02 PM	UTC-04:00	Mon, Sep 28	-7h
London United Kingdom	07:02 PM	UTC+01:00	Mon, Sep 28	-2h
Tokyo Japan	03:02 AM	UTC+09:00	Tue, Sep 29	+6h
Sydney Australia	04:02 AM	UTC+10:00	Tue, Sep 29	+7h
Dubai UAE	10:02 PM	UTC+04:00	Mon, Sep 28	+1h

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Live in Dar es Salaam

09:02:50 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026 · UTC+03:00 GMT+3

Comparisons use the current instant in each IANA zone, including daylight-saving offsets.

About Dar es Salaam's time zone

Dar es Salaam is located in Tanzania, in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres at latitude -6.8°, longitude 39.2°. Local clocks follow the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone.