Time in Dire Dawa vs Shanghai
Dire Dawa keeps EAT (UTC+3) and Shanghai keeps CST (UTC+8) today. Shanghai 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 Shanghai (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 |
| Shanghai—— | 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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- Night
- Overlap
Do more with Dire Dawa and Shanghai
Best hours to call
09:00 in Dire Dawa
Inside working hours on both sides
14:00 in Shanghai
10:00 in Dire Dawa
Inside working hours on both sides
15:00 in Shanghai
11:00 in Dire Dawa
Inside working hours on both sides
16:00 in Shanghai
12:00 in Dire Dawa
Inside working hours on both sides
17:00 in Shanghai
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Dire Dawa nor Shanghai changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
Also useful
Common questions
How many hours ahead is Shanghai of Dire Dawa?
Shanghai 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 Shanghai?
Any hour in 09:00–13:00 Dire Dawa time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Dire Dawa and Shanghai change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.