El Jem in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.3000, 10.7167
- Population
- 21 544
- Region
- Mahdia Governorate
- Country
- Tunisia, Africa
- Capital
- Tunis — 176 km away
What time is it in El Jem, Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia
Below is the local time in El Jem, Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia, kept in the Africa/Tunis zone (+1).
El Jem, Tunisia
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+1 · Africa/Tunis
Local time in El Jem
UTC+1 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in El Jem.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 12:02 PM Sunset 5:21 PM Daylight 10 h 39 min Night 13 h 21 min Civil twilight 6:16 AM – 5:48 PM
Weather in El Jem right now
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El Jem and its neighbours
Largest cities in Mahdia Governorate
- Mahdia 51 803
- Zouila 44 349
- Ksour Essaf 37 683
- Chebba 22 227
- Rejiche 11 410
- Sidi Alouane 7 610
Same time zone — Africa/Tunis
- Tunis Tunisia
Nearby places
- Es-Zaouia — 0.6 km
- El Mourabitine — 2.3 km
- El Mechalet — 4.8 km
- Zeghabna — 5.3 km
- Byzacena (Roman province) — 6.6 km
- Talalsa — 6.7 km
El Jem: clock, sun and surroundings
Local clocks in El Jem follow the Africa/Tunis zone, UTC+1. Do they shift for daylight saving? No.
The sun rises over El Jem today at 6:42 AM and slips away at 5:21 PM. That leaves 10 h 39 min of daylight.
Nothing changes on the clock between El Jem and neighbouring Es-Zaouia or El Mourabitine.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is assigned to El Jem?
- The time zone assigned to El Jem is Africa/Tunis, with an offset of +1.
- Does El Jem switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in El Jem: No.
- When does the sun disappear in El Jem?
- It disappears at 5:21 PM.