What timezone is Mogadishu in?

Mogadishu uses the IANA timezone Africa/Mogadishu. The UTC offset is always UTC+3 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Mogadishu observe daylight saving time?

No. Mogadishu does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+3 all year round.

What is the current UTC offset for Mogadishu?

Mogadishu is currently at UTC+3.

What is the time difference between Mogadishu and New York?

Mogadishu is currently 7 hours ahead of New York.

What is the time difference between Mogadishu and London?

Mogadishu is currently 2 hours ahead of London.

Mogadishu, Somalia · UTC+3

00:16:27

Friday, April 3, 2026

W14 ↑ 05:59 ↓ 18:07 No DST

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Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia and one of Africa’s most ancient port cities, a trading hub on the Indian Ocean that has existed for over a millennium. It runs on East Africa Time, UTC+3, year-round with no daylight saving.

civil war, collapse, and recovery

Somalia’s civil war, which began in 1991 with the collapse of the central government, lasted for decades and fundamentally disrupted civil infrastructure including the institutional functions that timekeeping supports: business, transport, courts, schools. The city’s relationship with formal scheduled time was fractured. Recovery since the mid-2010s has gradually restored these structures, and Mogadishu is now a functioning city with growing commercial activity, though security challenges remain.

At 2 degrees north latitude, Mogadishu is essentially equatorial. Day length barely changes across the year. Sunrise and sunset fall predictably at about 6am and 6pm. The monsoon seasons, not daylight variation, are the primary temporal organizers.

9am in Mogadishu is 6am in London during European winter.

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Questions about time in Mogadishu

What timezone is Mogadishu in?: Mogadishu uses the IANA timezone Africa/Mogadishu. The UTC offset is always UTC+3 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Mogadishu observe daylight saving time?: No. Mogadishu does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+3 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Mogadishu?: Mogadishu is currently at UTC+3.
What is the time difference between Mogadishu and New York?: Mogadishu is currently 7 hours ahead of New York.
What is the time difference between Mogadishu and London?: Mogadishu is currently 2 hours ahead of London.
What is the time difference between Mogadishu and Los Angeles?: Mogadishu is currently 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Mogadishu and Tokyo?: Mogadishu is currently 6 hours behind Tokyo.
What is the IANA timezone name for Mogadishu?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Mogadishu is Africa/Mogadishu. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Africa/Mogadishu' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Africa/Mogadishu')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

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