Tanzania
Time now in Zanzibar
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 06:24Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
709,809
Sunrise
06:28
Sunset
06:24
Day length
11h 56m
Coordinates
-6.16, 39.20
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About the time in Zanzibar
Zanzibar runs on Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, 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.
Around 709,809 people live in Zanzibar, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
The zone identifier Africa/Dar_es_Salaam is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/Dar_es_Salaam keeps pointing at Dar es Salaam time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Zanzibar
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Zanzibar change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Zanzibar keeps UTC +3 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Zanzibar in?
- Zanzibar uses Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, currently UTC +3.
- What time is it in Zanzibar right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Zanzibar, updating every second from Africa/Dar_es_Salaam (UTC +3).
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