Local time
Current time in Zanzibar
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Zanzibar at a glance
Time zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
UTC offset
UTC+3
Coordinates
6.17°S · 39.20°E
Country
Tanzania 🇹🇿
Dialing code
+255
Language
Swahili, English
City essentials
Zanzibar keeps Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 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 Zanzibar
Local time in Zanzibar falls within the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 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 6.2° in the southern hemisphere, Zanzibar'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 Zanzibar 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 Zanzibar from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Zanzibar, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Country
Tanzania 🇹🇿
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Zanzibar in?
Zanzibar uses the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone (UTC+3).
What is the UTC offset of Zanzibar?
Zanzibar is on UTC+3. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Zanzibar in?
Zanzibar is located in Tanzania.
How is the current time in Zanzibar calculated?
The clock for Zanzibar is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.