Right now, local time in Mek'ele is 16:06 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mek'ele ranks #1329 worldwide by population and #4 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Day length
- 11h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 20m (winter) – 12h 55m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mek'ele — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 13.4967° N, 39.4753° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tigray
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Population
- 457,900 · #1329 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mek'ele through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 13.50° S, 140.52° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Atuona, French Polynesia, about 441 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:36 GMT-9:30 (Pacific/Marquesas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mek'ele today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 15:26
- Maghrib
- 17:55
- Isha
- 19:03
- Qibla direction
- 2.4° from north (N (2°))
Full prayer timetable for Mek'ele — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mek'ele sits in the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 256 cities we cover in Ethiopia.
Mek'ele's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,110 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,226 km off. Its position on the globe is 13.50° N, 39.48° 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 | 05:06 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:06 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:06 | −6h |
| London | 13:06 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:06 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:06 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:06 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:36 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:06 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:06 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:06 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:06 | +8h |
Best time to call Mek'ele
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mek'ele local time:
Cities sharing Mek'ele's time zone
Distances from Mek'ele
| Dubai | 2,110 km | NE (49°) |
| Mumbai | 3,611 km | ENE (76°) |
| Moscow | 4,702 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 5,193 km | NNW (327°) |
| London | 5,508 km | NNW (329°) |
| Singapore | 7,201 km | E (95°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,891 km | ENE (71°) |
| Tokyo | 10,032 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,216 km | WSW (246°) |
| Chicago | 11,822 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 12,833 km | ESE (121°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,226 km | NNW (337°) |
Cities near Mek'ele
FAQ
What time is it in Mek'ele right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mek'ele (Ethiopia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mek'ele in?
Mek'ele runs on the Africa/Addis_Ababa IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Mek'ele observe daylight saving time?
Mek'ele does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mek'ele today?
Mek'ele sees sunrise at 06:17 and sunset at 17:56 today, giving 11h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mek'ele tonight?
The moon phase over Mek'ele tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mek'ele?
The antipode of Mek'ele — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 13.50° S, 140.52° W. It falls on land, near Atuona, French Polynesia, about 441 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mek'ele?
Mek'ele lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mek'ele?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mek'ele, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.