Current time in Djibouti
Friday, 17 July 2026
Djibouti, Djibouti · Africa/Djibouti · UTC+03:00
Time-zone identity for Djibouti
- IANA zone
Africa/Djibouti- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+3
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Djibouti is currently 3 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Djibouti
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 22 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Djibouti
Conditions near Djibouti and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Mist
- Feels like
- 45°C
- Humidity
- 53%
- Wind
- 16.6 km/h S
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Partly Cloudy31°C to 35°C3% chance of precipitationWind up to 25.9 km/h
- Sunny31°C to 38°C2% chance of precipitationWind up to 31 km/h
- Sunny31°C to 37°C2% chance of precipitationWind up to 25.9 km/h
Forecast valid from 01:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T22:10:08.699Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T22:25:08.699Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Djibouti
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Djibouti, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Djibouti
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Africa/Djibouti local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Solar noon
- 12:14
- Civil twilight
- 05:29–18:58
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:40
- Moonset
- 21:17
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 12%
Capital city context
About Djibouti, capital of Djibouti
Djibouti is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Djibouti. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Djibouti
- Administrative area
- Djibouti
- Population
- 626,512
- Coordinates
- 11.5890° N, 43.1450° E. The elevation is 6 metres.
Country context
Djibouti at a glance
Country information for Djibouti. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Djibouti is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- DJ · DJI · 262
- Population
- 958,920
- Currency
- Djiboutian Franc (DJF)
- Calling code
- +253
- Languages
- French (Djibouti), Arabic, Somali (Djibouti), and Afar
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Africa/Djibouti.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Djibouti
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Djibouti. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- BalbalaDjibouti, Djibouti5.2 km southwest
Africa/DjiboutiSame local time - ArtaDjibouti33 km west
Africa/DjiboutiSame local time - TadjouraTadjourah, Djibouti36 km northwest
Africa/DjiboutiSame local time - ObockDjibouti45 km north
Africa/DjiboutiSame local time - Ali SabihAli Sabieh, Djibouti67 km southwest
Africa/DjiboutiSame local time - DikhilDjibouti100 km southwest
Africa/DjiboutiSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Africa/Djibouti when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 223817 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T22:10:08.615Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T22:10:08.699Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T22:10:08.697Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.