Local time
Current time in Djibouti
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Djibouti at a glance
Time zone
Africa/Djibouti
UTC offset
UTC+3
Coordinates
11.57°N · 43.15°E
Country
Djibouti 🇩🇯
Dialing code
+253
Language
French, Arabic
City essentials
Djibouti stays on Africa/Djibouti throughout the year. When arranging a call across cities, you mainly need the fixed offset—not a seasonal clock switch.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Djibouti
Local time in Djibouti falls within the Africa/Djibouti 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 11.6° in the northern hemisphere, Djibouti's day length stays remarkably steady all year, with only small differences between summer and winter. 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 Djibouti 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 Djibouti from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Djibouti, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Djibouti, Djibouti.
Country
Djibouti 🇩🇯
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Djibouti in?
Djibouti uses the Africa/Djibouti time zone (UTC+3).
What is the UTC offset of Djibouti?
Djibouti is on UTC+3. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Djibouti in?
Djibouti is located in Djibouti.
How is the current time in Djibouti calculated?
The clock for Djibouti is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.