Ethiopia Essential Information
Live Weather & Current Time in Ethiopia
Time
UTC (GMT = UTC + 0)
Adjust times to your UTC and allow daylight savings, e.g. London, England UTC (GMT) – 01:00 in summertime.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
EAT (UTC + 03:00)
Weather
Mek'ele, ET
11:23 pm,
16°C
clear sky
Addis Ababa, ET
11:23 pm,
15°C
few clouds
Awasa, ET
11:23 pm,
16°C
overcast clouds
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Ethiopian Local Time
| GMT | Local Time (EAT) | Ethiopian Local Time |
|---|---|---|
| (UTC) | (based on GMT) | |
| 4:00 | 7:00 AM | 1 - Daytime |
| 5:00 | 8:00 AM | 2 |
| 6:00 | 9:00 AM | 3 |
| 7:00 | 10:00 AM | 4 |
| 8:00 | 11:00 AM | 5 |
| 9:00 | 12:00 Noon | 6 |
| 10:00 | 1:00 PM | 7 |
| 11:00 | 2:00 PM | 8 |
| 12:00 | 3:00 PM | 9 |
| 13:00 | 4:00 PM | 10 |
| 14:00 | 5:00 PM | 11 |
| 15:00 | 6:00 PM | 12 |
| 16:00 | 7:00 PM | 1 - Nighttime |
| 17:00 | 8:00 PM | 2 |
| 18:00 | 9:00 PM | 3 |
| 19:00 | 10:00 PM | 4 |
| 20:00 | 11:00 PM | 5 |
| 21:00 | 12 Midnight | 6 |
| 22:00 | 1:00 AM | 7 |
| 23:00 | 2:00 AM | 8 |
| 0:00 | 3:00 AM | 9 |
| 1:00 | 4:00 AM | 10 |
| 2:00 | 5:00 AM | 11 |
| 3:00 | 6:00 AM | 12 |
Note: GMT = Greenwich Mean Time, UTC = Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+0 = GMT), EAT = East Africa Time (UTC+03:00).
Adjust times to your UTC and also allow for Daylight Savings Time.
Ethiopian Public Holidays
| 7 January, Genna, Ethiopian Christmas |
| 19 January (leap year 20 January) Timkat, Epiphany |
| 2 March, Adwa Victory Day, commemorates Ethiopia's victory over Italy in 1896 |
| Spring, variable date, Siklet, Good Friday |
| Spring, variable date, Fasika, Easter |
| 1 May, Labour Day |
| 5 May, Arbegnoch Ken, Patriots' Day, commemorates patriots' resistance to the Italian occupation 1936 to 1941 |
| 28 May, National Day, commemorates end of Derg junta 1991 |
| 11 September (leap year 12 September), Enkutatash, New Year's Day |
| 27 September (leap year 28 September), Meskel, Finding of the True Cross |
| Variable date, Ramadan |
| Variable date, Mawid, The Prophet's Birthday |
| Variable date, Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan Ends |
| Variable date, Eid al-Adhar, Feast of Sacrifice |
Ethiopian Calendar
| Derived from the Julian calendar with similarities to the Egyptian Coptic calendar the Ethiopian calendar has 365 days per year with a leap year every 4 years. The West uses the Gregorian calendar as do most Ethiopian businesses and the domestic population use the Ethiopian calendar. |
| The main practical differences are: |
| The Ethiopian year is 7 years behind the West until January 1st and then becomes 8 years behind until the Ethiopian New Year on the 11 September (leap year 12 September) |
| There are 12 normal months of equal length, 30 days, plus a 13th short intercalary month, Pagume, taking up the remaining days in the year - 5 days plus one for leap years. |
