What is EET in EAT?

East Africa Time is the same time

Eastern European Time and East Africa Time are both on UTC+3:00 right now. Eastern European Time is on daylight saving, so its clocks read EEST. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Time in Athens: 3:03:53 PM
Time in Nairobi: 3:03:53 PM
Difference: None
Next clock change: October 25, 2026

Convert a time

EEST — Eastern European Time

EAT — East Africa Time

3:00 pm

EAT, Fri

When the difference changes

Eastern European Time and East Africa Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

Now – October 25, 2026East Africa Time is the same time
October 25, 2026 – March 28, 2027East Africa Time is 1 hour ahead
March 28, 2027 – onwardsEast Africa Time is the same time

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

Eastern European Time

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Clocks go back one hour — 4:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on EET after that.

East Africa Time

No clock changes

East Africa Time stays on EAT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

EET to EAT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from Eastern European Time to East Africa Time.

12:00 am EEST: 12:00 am EAT
1:00 am EEST: 1:00 am EAT
2:00 am EEST: 2:00 am EAT
3:00 am EEST: 3:00 am EAT
4:00 am EEST: 4:00 am EAT
5:00 am EEST: 5:00 am EAT
6:00 am EEST: 6:00 am EAT
7:00 am EEST: 7:00 am EAT
8:00 am EEST: 8:00 am EAT
9:00 am EEST: 9:00 am EAT
10:00 am EEST: 10:00 am EAT
11:00 am EEST: 11:00 am EAT

12:00 pm EEST: 12:00 pm EAT
1:00 pm EEST: 1:00 pm EAT
2:00 pm EEST: 2:00 pm EAT
3:00 pm EEST: 3:00 pm EAT
4:00 pm EEST: 4:00 pm EAT
5:00 pm EEST: 5:00 pm EAT
6:00 pm EEST: 6:00 pm EAT
7:00 pm EEST: 7:00 pm EAT
8:00 pm EEST: 8:00 pm EAT
9:00 pm EEST: 9:00 pm EAT
10:00 pm EEST: 10:00 pm EAT
11:00 pm EEST: 11:00 pm EAT

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm EEST, which is 9:00 am to 6:00 pm EAT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

Eastern European Time (EEST) is used in Helsinki, Bucharest, Kyiv and Cairo

East Africa Time (EAT) is used in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia