Current Time in Nairobi

About time in Nairobi

Nairobi observes East Africa Time, a fixed UTC+3 offset shared across much of the region. Sitting almost on the equator, Kenya sees little seasonal variation in daylight, so daylight saving has never been adopted. The clock here stays consistent throughout the year, which simplifies coordination with neighbors such as Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia that use the same offset. For partners in Europe, Nairobi typically sits one to two hours ahead depending on the season.

Nairobi does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC+3 (no DST). The live clock above reads Nairobi's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Nairobi through 2026

Nairobi sits at about 1.3°S, 36.8°E. The longest day of 2026 is January 1, with 12h 12m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is May 16, with 12h 03m, a difference of 9 min. Nairobi lies close to the equator, so its day length barely changes through the year and sunrise stays near the same hour in every season.

Because Nairobi is in the Southern Hemisphere, its long days fall in December and January and its short days in June. The earliest sunrise comes around October 27 (06:11) and the latest sunset around January 30 (18:51).

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 12:39 local time in late March, 12:34 in late June and 12:30 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:33 on average, about 33 minutes after 12:00, a modest gap between clock and sun time in Nairobi.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Nairobi (2026–2027)

Nairobi keeps the same offset all year. No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027 under the time-zone rules used for this page. Its gap to cities that do observe daylight saving still changes when they move their clocks: in January Nairobi is 3 hours ahead of London and 8 hours ahead of New York.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.