Right now, local time in Sumbawanga is 13:44 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sumbawanga ranks #1984 worldwide by population and #12 in Tanzania.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 38m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Day length
- 12h 23m
- Solar noon
- 12:38
- Daylight range
- 11h 40m (winter) – 12h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 61% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sumbawanga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.9667° S, 31.6167° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rukwa
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- Population
- 303,986 · #1984 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sumbawanga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.97° N, 148.38° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, 1,197 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sumbawanga today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Dhuhr
- 12:38
- Asr
- 15:52
- Maghrib
- 18:49
- Isha
- 19:57
- Qibla direction
- 15.2° from north (NNE (15°))
Full prayer timetable for Sumbawanga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sumbawanga sits in the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 23m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 324 cities we cover in Tanzania.
Sumbawanga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 4,497 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,781 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.97° S, 31.62° 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 | 02:44 | −11h |
| Chicago | 04:44 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 07:44 | −6h |
| London | 10:44 | −3h |
| Paris | 11:44 | −2h |
| Moscow | 13:44 | same time |
| Dubai | 14:44 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 16:14 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:44 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 18:44 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 19:44 | +6h |
| Sydney | 21:44 | +8h |
Best time to call Sumbawanga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sumbawanga local time:
Cities sharing Sumbawanga's time zone
Distances from Sumbawanga
| Dubai | 4,497 km | NE (34°) |
| Mumbai | 5,425 km | NE (56°) |
| Paris | 6,933 km | NNW (339°) |
| Moscow | 7,108 km | N (4°) |
| London | 7,276 km | NNW (339°) |
| Singapore | 8,071 km | E (86°) |
| São Paulo | 8,461 km | WSW (248°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,586 km | ENE (67°) |
| Sydney | 12,142 km | SE (130°) |
| Tokyo | 12,153 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 13,001 km | NW (313°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,781 km | NW (318°) |
Cities near Sumbawanga
FAQ
What time is it in Sumbawanga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sumbawanga (Tanzania), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sumbawanga in?
Sumbawanga runs on the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Sumbawanga observe daylight saving time?
Sumbawanga does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sumbawanga today?
Sumbawanga sees sunrise at 06:26 and sunset at 18:50 today, giving 12h 23m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sumbawanga tonight?
The moon phase over Sumbawanga tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 61.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sumbawanga?
The antipode of Sumbawanga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.97° N, 148.38° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Banana Village, Kiribati, roughly 1,197 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sumbawanga?
Sumbawanga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sumbawanga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sumbawanga, clocks run about 38 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.