Nairobi keeps UTC+3 all year, 3 hours ahead of UTC. Nairobi does not use daylight saving time, so the offset never changes and the gap to any other fixed-offset city is the same in January as in July. The clock above is the live local time in Nairobi, Kenya, to the second.
Nairobi time converters
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Nairobi operates on the Africa/Nairobi time zone. Nairobi is on UTC+3 all year, 3 hours ahead of UTC. Located in Kenya at 1.29°S, 36.82°E, the city’s sunrise, sunset and day length shift through the year with the seasons. Whether you are scheduling a call with someone in Nairobi, planning travel, or coordinating remote work across time zones, the live clock above always shows the exact current time.
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Frequently asked questions
What time is it in Nairobi right now?
The clock above shows the exact local time in Nairobi, updated every second. Nairobi is on UTC+3 all year, 3 hours ahead of UTC.
What time zone is Nairobi in?
Nairobi, Kenya uses the Africa/Nairobi time zone. That is UTC+3 all year, and it does not change with the season.
Does Nairobi observe daylight saving time?
No. Nairobi stays on UTC+3 all year round, so the offset never changes and there is no clock change to plan around.
How far ahead or behind is Nairobi?
Nairobi is 3 hours ahead of UTC, every day of the year. Use the comparison list above to see the current time in major world cities relative to Nairobi.
Time difference between Nairobi and other cities
Working-hours overlap and the best time to call, for every Nairobi pair we cover.
Nairobi follows the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+3 at mid-year. No daylight saving is observed, so the offset from UTC never changes. The zone abbreviation is EAT in January all year.
Time difference from Nairobi to major cities
Nairobi is 2 hours ahead of London
Nairobi is 7 hours ahead of New York
Nairobi is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Nairobi is 1 hour ahead of Paris
Nairobi is 1 hour behind Dubai
Nairobi is 5 hours behind Singapore
Nairobi is 6 hours behind Tokyo
Nairobi is 7 hours behind Sydney
Differences use mid-year offsets; daylight saving in either city can shift them by an hour. For exact call windows use the Meeting Planner or the time-zone converter.
Sunrise lands around 06:02 (solar time) in June and about 05:57 in December. Day length is fairly stable through the year at this latitude, which keeps schedules predictable.
Approximate sunrise by month (solar time)
Jan 05:57
Feb 05:58
Mar 05:59
Apr 06:00
May 06:01
Jun 06:02
Jul 06:02
Aug 06:01
Sep 06:00
Oct 05:59
Nov 05:58
Dec 05:57
Values are computed from latitude for mid-month and shown in local solar time; clock time can differ up to an hour or more with daylight saving and position within the time zone.
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