Dar es Salaam uses Africa/Dar_es_Salaam — UTC+03:00 (EAT) in standard time. It is located in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Dar es Salaam's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Dar es Salaam uses UTC+03:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+03:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Dar es Salaam is Africa/Dar_es_Salaam. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Dodoma, Arusha
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS). Calling code: +255. Languages: Swahili, English.
Dar es Salaam (English: , Swahili: [ɗɑr‿ɛs‿sɑˈlɑːm] ; from Arabic: دَار السَّلَام, romanised: Dār as-Salām, lit. 'Abode of Peace') is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania and capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. It is located on the Swahili coast.
With a population of over 7 million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the fifth-largest in Africa. Dar es Salaam remains an important economic centre and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Experts predict that the city's population will grow to over 10 million before 2030.
The city was founded in the mid-19th century and served as the main administrative and commercial centre of German East Africa, Tanganyika and Tanzania. The decision was made in 1974 to move the capital to Dodoma which was officially completed in 1996.
Dar es Salaam is Tanzania's most prominent city for arts, fashion, media, film, television and finance. It is the capital of the co-extensive Dar es Salaam Region, one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions and consists of five districts: Kinondoni in the north; Ilala in the centre; Ubungo and Temeke in the south; and Kigamboni in the east across the Kurasini...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Dar es Salaam. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
5,383,728 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania.
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam · UTC+03:00 (EAT).
No daylight saving time.
Tanzanian Shilling (TZS) · +255.
Dodoma, Arusha, Nairobi
Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) about 8.8 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 30.3°C and lows 23.6°C. Warmest month: February (average high 31.6°C); coolest month: July (average low 21.3°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Dar es Salaam is Tanzania's most important city for both business and government. The city contains high concentrations of trade and other services and manufacturing compared to other parts of the country, which has about 65 percent of its population in rural areas. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Dar es Salaam Region · IANA zone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Dar es Salaam and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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