Current Time in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
9:42:20 PM
21:42:20
EAT (Eastern Africa Time) · UTC+03:00
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Time zone details
Dire Dawa does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Dire Dawa
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Ethiopian Birr (ETB)
Practical
- Languages
- Amharic, English, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali, Sidamo
- Dialing code
- +251
- Population
- 343,000
- Elevation
- Approximately 1,204 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 9° 35' N / 41° 51' E
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Clock changes in Dire Dawa
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 12 min31 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 12 min31 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (84.5° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (2% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Friday, September 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 12 min | 31 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 11 min | 32 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 11 min | 31 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 10 min | 31 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 10 min | 32 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 09 min | 31 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 08 min | 32 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Time context
Dire Dawa follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Addis Ababa
Current time offsetUTC+03:00 (EAT)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in Ethiopia
- Finding of the True Cross
- Christmas Day
- Epiphany
Nearby scheduled airports for Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International AirportDIRLarge airport3.6 km north-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · DIR / HADR
About 3.6 km (2.2 mi) north-northwest of Dire Dawa
Scheduled airline service in source data
Gerad Wilwal International AirportJIJLarge airport · Serves Jijiga118 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · JIJ / HAJJ
About 118 km (73.5 mi) east-southeast of Dire Dawa
Scheduled airline service in source data
Egal International AirportHGALarge airport · Serves Hargeisa, Somalia243 km east
Source: OurAirports record · HGA / HCMH
About 243 km (151 mi) east of Dire Dawa
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Dire Dawa in?
- Dire Dawa currently uses Eastern Africa Time (EAT). Its IANA time zone is Africa/Addis_Ababa.
- When is the next clock change in Dire Dawa?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Dire Dawa in the next 12 months
- Does Dire Dawa observe daylight saving time?
- Dire Dawa does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Dire Dawa right now?
- Dire Dawa is currently UTC+03:00