Right now, local time in Dire Dawa is 06:18 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dire Dawa ranks #1771 worldwide by population and #9 in Ethiopia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 3m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Solar noon
- 11:57
- Daylight range
- 11h 34m (winter) – 12h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 54% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dire Dawa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.5931° N, 41.8661° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Dire Dawa
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 343,000 · #1771 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dire Dawa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.59° S, 138.13° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atuona, French Polynesia, about 102 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:48 GMT-9:30 (Pacific/Marquesas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dire Dawa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Dhuhr
- 11:57
- Asr
- 15:17
- Maghrib
- 17:49
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 350.8° from north (N (351°))
Full prayer timetable for Dire Dawa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dire Dawa sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Dire Dawa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,247 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,727 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.59° N, 41.87° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 19:18 | −11h |
| Chicago | 21:18 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 00:18 | −6h |
| London | 03:18 | −3h |
| Paris | 04:18 | −2h |
| Moscow | 06:18 | same time |
| Dubai | 07:18 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 08:48 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 11:18 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 11:18 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 12:18 | +6h |
| Sydney | 14:18 | +8h |
Best time to call Dire Dawa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dire Dawa local time:
Cities sharing Dire Dawa's time zone
Distances from Dire Dawa
| Dubai | 2,247 km | NE (37°) |
| Mumbai | 3,493 km | ENE (69°) |
| Moscow | 5,147 km | N (357°) |
| Paris | 5,699 km | NNW (328°) |
| London | 6,015 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 6,909 km | E (94°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,794 km | ENE (70°) |
| Tokyo | 10,083 km | NE (54°) |
| São Paulo | 10,281 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 12,324 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 12,382 km | ESE (123°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,727 km | NNW (338°) |
Cities near Dire Dawa
FAQ
What time is it in Dire Dawa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dire Dawa (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dire Dawa in?
Dire Dawa runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Dire Dawa observe daylight saving time?
Dire Dawa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dire Dawa today?
Dire Dawa sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 17:50 today, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dire Dawa tonight?
The moon phase over Dire Dawa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 54.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dire Dawa?
The antipode of Dire Dawa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.59° S, 138.13° W. It falls on land, near Atuona, French Polynesia, about 102 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dire Dawa?
Dire Dawa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dire Dawa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dire Dawa, clocks run about 3 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.