Time in Dire Dawa vs Beijing
Dire Dawa keeps EAT (UTC+3) and Beijing keeps CST (UTC+8) today. Beijing is 5 hours ahead of Dire Dawa; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 14:00–18:00 in Beijing (09:00–13:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Dire Dawa | 01:00 in Dire Dawa | 02:00 in Dire Dawa | 03:00 in Dire Dawa | 04:00 in Dire Dawa | 05:00 in Dire Dawa | 06:00 in Dire Dawa | 07:00 in Dire Dawa | 08:00 in Dire Dawa | 09:00 in Dire Dawa | 10:00 in Dire Dawa | 11:00 in Dire Dawa | 12:00 in Dire Dawa | 13:00 in Dire Dawa | 14:00 in Dire Dawa | 15:00 in Dire Dawa | 16:00 in Dire Dawa | 17:00 in Dire Dawa | 18:00 in Dire Dawa | 19:00 in Dire Dawa | 20:00 in Dire Dawa | 21:00 in Dire Dawa | 22:00 in Dire Dawa | 23:00 in Dire Dawa |
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| Dire Dawa—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Beijing—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
- Working hours
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Do more with Dire Dawa and Beijing
Best hours to call
09:00 in Dire Dawa
Inside working hours on both sides
14:00 in Beijing
10:00 in Dire Dawa
Inside working hours on both sides
15:00 in Beijing
11:00 in Dire Dawa
Inside working hours on both sides
16:00 in Beijing
12:00 in Dire Dawa
Inside working hours on both sides
17:00 in Beijing
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Dire Dawa nor Beijing changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
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Common questions
How many hours ahead is Beijing of Dire Dawa?
Beijing is 5 hours ahead of Dire Dawa right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Dire Dawa and Beijing?
Any hour in 09:00–13:00 Dire Dawa time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Dire Dawa and Beijing change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.