Eastern Africa Time Zone - EAT

Eastern Africa Time is three hours behind Coordinated Universal Time standard, written as an offset of UTC + 3:00. That means to find the standard time in the zone you must add three hours to the Coordinated Universal Time.

Territories observing the time zone are primarily in western or southern Africa and the Indian ocean. It runs through several African countries including Kenya, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and more. This time zone is also referred to as East Africa Time or EAT.

African territories in this time zone observe Eastern Africa Time all year long, and do not make any changes for Daylight Saving.

Locations in Eastern Africa Time Zone

The following areas are included in the time zone:

• Africa

  • Djibouti

  • Eritrea

  • Ethiopia

  • Kenya

  • Madagascar

  • Somalia

  • South Africa

  • South Sudan

  • Sudan

  • Tanzania

  • Uganda

• Indian Ocean

  • Comoros

  • Mayotte