Local time
Current time in Asmara
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Asmara at a glance
Time zone
Africa/Asmara
UTC offset
UTC+3
Coordinates
15.32°N · 38.93°E
Country
Eritrea 🇪🇷
Dialing code
+291
Language
Tigrinya, Arabic
City essentials
Asmara keeps Africa/Asmara all year, without daylight saving. For travel or remote meetings, the gap with cities that change clocks seasonally stays more predictable.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Asmara
Local time in Asmara falls within the Africa/Asmara zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 15.3° in the northern hemisphere, Asmara's day length varies gently across the seasons. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Asmara are calculated using the Muslim World League. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Asmara from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Asmara, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Asmara, Eritrea.
Country
Eritrea 🇪🇷
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Asmara in?
Asmara uses the Africa/Asmara time zone (UTC+3).
What is the UTC offset of Asmara?
Asmara is on UTC+3. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Asmara in?
Asmara is located in Eritrea.
How is the current time in Asmara calculated?
The clock for Asmara is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.