Time zones of Africa:
Striped colours indicate countries observing daylight saving time. Outside Africa the zones may have other names and summer time rules not indicated in this figure.
East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. The zone is three hours ahead of UTC (UTC+3), which is the same as Arabia Standard Time, and also the same as Eastern European Summer Time.[1]
As this Time Zone is predominantly in the equatorial region, there is no significant change in day length throughout the year, so daylight saving time is not observed.[2]
East Africa Time is used by the following countries:
References
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^ "EAT Time". World Time Zones.Org. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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^ "EAT Time". World Time Zones.Org. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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