East Africa · UTC+3
East Africa Time
EAT
UTC+3
No — East Africa Time does not observe Daylight Saving Time
East Africa
UTC+3 (no DST)
East Africa Time (EAT) is UTC+3 and covers the entire East African region including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia — some of the fastest growing economies on the continent.
Use our Time Zone Converter to instantly convert EAT to any other time zone worldwide. You can also add East Africa cities to the World Clock to track multiple time zones simultaneously.
No — East Africa Time does not observe Daylight Saving Time. For a full list of DST changes worldwide, see our DST Changes page.
East Africa Time (EAT) is UTC+3, meaning it is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is the standard time zone used across East Africa and does not observe Daylight Saving Time — clocks remain at UTC+3 all year round. This makes EAT one of the simpler time zones to work with for international scheduling.
EAT is used in countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, South Sudan, and the Comoros. Major cities observing EAT include Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, and Addis Ababa.
No — EAT does not observe Daylight Saving Time. Clocks stay at UTC+3 throughout the entire year, which makes scheduling across EAT regions straightforward and consistent.
EAT is 3 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). When it is 12:00 noon in London (GMT/UTC+0), it is 3:00 PM in Nairobi (EAT).
East Africa Time (EAT) is UTC+3 while West Africa Time (WAT) is UTC+1 — a difference of 2 hours. When it is 3:00 PM in Nairobi, it is 1:00 PM in Lagos.
EAT is used in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, South Sudan, and the Comoros. Madagascar also uses UTC+3 though it uses a different zone name (Indian/Antananarivo).