Djibouti
Time now in Djibouti
Sunrise 05:59Sunset 06:27Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Africa/Djibouti
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
958,920
Sunrise
05:59
Sunset
06:27
Day length
12h 28m
Coordinates
11.83, 42.50
Time difference from Djibouti
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Djibouti on the map
About the time in Djibouti
Sunrise today lands at 05:59 and sunset at 06:27 local time, giving 12h 28m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (11.83, 42.50) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Djibouti.
Djibouti runs on Africa/Djibouti, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Djibouti sits at latitude 11.83, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 28m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Djibouti
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Djibouti, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Djibouti change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Djibouti keeps UTC +3 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Djibouti right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Djibouti, updating every second from Africa/Djibouti (UTC +3).
- Which time zone is Djibouti in?
- Djibouti uses Africa/Djibouti, currently UTC +3.
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