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Time in Nairobi, Kenya now

10:45:42PM

Sunday, 17 May, 2026, week 20

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 06:27AM ↓ 06:31PM (12h 4m) - More info - Make Nairobi time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Nairobi

UTC +3

Eastern Africa Time (EAT)
now 7 hours ahead of New York

Nairobi does not change between summer time and winter time.
The IANA time zone identifier for Nairobi is Africa/Nairobi.

Time difference
from Nairobi

Los Angeles	−10 hours	−10 hours
Chicago	−8 hours	−8 hours
New York	−7 hours	−7 hours
Toronto	−7 hours	−7 hours
São Paulo	−6 hours	−6 hours
UTC	−3 hours	−3 hours
Lagos	−2 hours	−2 hours
London	−2 hours	−2 hours
Johannesburg	−1 hours	−1 hours
Paris	−1 hours	−1 hours
Zurich	−1 hours	−1 hours
Cairo	0
Istanbul	0
Moscow	0
Dubai	+1 hours
Mumbai	+2.5 hours
Hong Kong	+5 hours
Shanghai	+5 hours
Singapore	+5 hours
Tokyo	+6 hours
Sydney	+7 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Nairobi

Sunrise: 06:27AM
Sunset: 06:31PM
Day length: 12h 4m
Solar noon: 12:29PM
The current local time in Nairobi is 29 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Nairobi on the map

Nairobi is the capital of Kenya.
Latitude: -1.28. Longitude: 36.82
Population: 4,397,000

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