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Eritrea
EAT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
SAST
South Africa Standard Time
GMT +2
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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3:00 pm15:00 EAT (UTC+3), Oct 10, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Oct 10, 2026

Massawa is 1 hour ahead of SAST.

How the time difference changes

Massawa is 1 hour ahead of SAST year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Massawa correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in SAST.Working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Massawa correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in SAST.

Compare Massawa time with SAST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

EAT (Eastern Africa Time) is 1 hour ahead of South Africa Standard Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in Massawa, Eritrea is 2:00 pm14:00 in SAST

Massawa to SAST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in Massawa which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in SAST

3:00 pm15:00 EAT (Eastern Africa Time) (Massawa, Eritrea). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 South Africa Standard Time (SAST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 Massawa, Eritrea / 2:00 pm14:00 SAST

Massawa, EritreaSAST
12:00am11:00pm
1:00am12:00am
2:00am1:00am
3:00am2:00am
4:00am3:00am
5:00am4:00am
6:00am5:00am
7:00am6:00am
8:00am7:00am
9:00am8:00am
10:00am9:00am
11:00am10:00am
12:00pm11:00am
1:00pm12:00pm
2:00pm1:00pm
3:00pm2:00pm
4:00pm3:00pm
5:00pm4:00pm
6:00pm5:00pm
7:00pm6:00pm
8:00pm7:00pm
9:00pm8:00pm
10:00pm9:00pm
11:00pm10:00pm
00:0023:00
01:0000:00
02:0001:00
03:0002:00
04:0003:00
05:0004:00
06:0005:00
07:0006:00
08:0007:00
09:0008:00
10:0009:00
11:0010:00
12:0011:00
13:0012:00
14:0013:00
15:0014:00
16:0015:00
17:0016:00
18:0017:00
19:0018:00
20:0019:00
21:0020:00
22:0021:00
23:0022:00

Massawa Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
EAT - Eastern Africa Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+3:00 hours during Eastern Africa Time, currently in use.

Massawa Facts

Country
Eritrea
Alternative Names
MSW, Macua, Masaoua, Masava, Masawa, Massaoua, Massau, Massaua, Massava, Massawa, Massawah, Massowa, Massowah, Maçuá, Mesewa, Mits'iwa, Mitsewa, Mitsiwa'e, Mitsiwa’e, Mits’iwa, ma sa wa, masaua, masava, masawa, massawa, mʼsʼwwh, Μασάουα, Массава, Массауа, מאסאווה, מאסאווע, مصوع, मासावा, მასაუა, ምጽዋ, ምጽዋዕ, マッサワ, 马萨瓦, 마사와
Population
23,100
Currency
Nakfa (ERN)
Geographic Coordinates
15° 36' N Latitude / 39° 28' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+291

South Africa Standard Time

Offset: SAST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Africa

Countries using this time zone: Lesotho, Eswatini (Swaziland), South Africa

Principal Cities: The largest city in the SAST time zone is Johannesburg in South Africa, with about 9.418 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Soweto.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in South Africa Standard Time (SAST) do not change for daylight saving time, so SAST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

SAST Time Zone Geo Map
SAST timezone map

SAST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for SAST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects SAST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Johannesburg
  • Africa/Maseru
  • Africa/Mbabane
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time