What time is it in Nairobi?
20:43:10
Friday 13 November 2026
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Time zone UTC+03:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:11 · sunset 18:22
Time difference with Nairobi
Nairobi is on UTC+03:00 right now: 3 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Nairobi |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 3 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 8 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 11 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | 2 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | 2 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 1 hour ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 2 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | 5 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | 5 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | 6 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 8 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | 6 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Nairobi
Nairobi does not change its clocks: UTC+03:00 all year round.
History of local time in Nairobi
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1 August 1942 | UTC+3 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Africa/Nairobi. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Nairobi
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 704 km away, Kayonza (Rwanda) is 1 hour behind Nairobi all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Imara Daima Estate | 8 km |
| Kiambu | 13 km |
| Karuri | 14 km |
| Ongata Rongai | 14 km |
| Kikuyu | 18 km |
| Ngong | 18 km |
| Mlolongo | 19 km |
| Githunguri | 19 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Nairobi
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Day length
- 12 h 10 min
- Tomorrow
- no change
Dawn 05:50, dusk 18:43, solar noon 12:16. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (12 h 2 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (12 h 11 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 06:11 (13 November 2026), latest at 06:42 (9 February 2027); earliest sunset at 18:21 (20 October 2027), latest at 18:51 (29 January 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 17 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:23 · moonset 21:53 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 14:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Kenya
Good to know about the time in Nairobi
Nairobi is on East Africa Time, UTC+3 all year round, with no daylight saving time.
Just south of the equator, the city has days of about twelve hours all year round. In Swahili, hours are counted from sunrise: “saa moja”, the first hour, is 7 in the morning. Time in Mombasa