Right now, local time in Jimma is 20:43 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jimma ranks #2439 worldwide by population and #11 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 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Day length
- 11h 52m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 11h 41m (winter) – 12h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 78% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jimma — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.6734° N, 36.8344° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Oromiya
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 250,900 · #2439 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jimma through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.67° S, 143.17° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Taiohae, French Polynesia, about 364 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:13 GMT-9:30 (Pacific/Marquesas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Jimma today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:09
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 12:17
- Asr
- 15:37
- Maghrib
- 18:12
- Isha
- 19:19
- Qibla direction
- 11.5° from north (NNE (12°))
Full prayer timetable for Jimma — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jimma sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Jimma's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,768 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,684 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.67° N, 36.83° 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 | 10:43 | −10h |
| Chicago | 12:43 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 14:43 | −6h |
| London | 17:43 | −3h |
| Paris | 18:43 | −2h |
| Moscow | 20:43 | same time |
| Dubai | 21:43 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 23:13 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:43 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 01:43 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 02:43 | +6h |
| Sydney | 04:43 | +8h |
Best time to call Jimma
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jimma local time:
Cities sharing Jimma's time zone
Distances from Jimma
| Dubai | 2,768 km | NE (43°) |
| Mumbai | 4,086 km | ENE (68°) |
| Moscow | 5,347 km | N (1°) |
| Paris | 5,599 km | NNW (331°) |
| London | 5,929 km | NNW (332°) |
| Singapore | 7,452 km | E (92°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,386 km | ENE (69°) |
| São Paulo | 9,689 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,653 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,139 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 12,727 km | SE (124°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,684 km | NNW (332°) |
Cities near Jimma
FAQ
What time is it in Jimma right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jimma (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Jimma in?
Jimma runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Jimma observe daylight saving time?
Jimma does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jimma today?
Jimma sees sunrise at 06:21 and sunset at 18:13 today, giving 11h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jimma tonight?
The moon phase over Jimma tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 78.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jimma?
The antipode of Jimma — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.67° S, 143.17° W. It falls on land, near Taiohae, French Polynesia, about 364 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jimma?
Jimma lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jimma?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jimma, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.