Local time in Kenya
Republic of Kenya
Current local time in Kenya (EAT (UTC+3)). The clock below updates live in your browser.
Time difference — Nairobi
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Differences are relative to Nairobi, Kenya, and account for daylight saving time right now.
Time zone information for Kenya
- Standard label
- EAT (UTC+3)
- Standard offset (Nairobi)
- UTC+3
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed
- Number of time zones
- 1
- Capital
- Nairobi
- IANA zones
- Africa/Nairobi
Kenya uses EAT (UTC+3) as its standard time. Clocks stay on the same offset all year round — daylight saving time is not observed. Times on this page are computed in your browser from the IANA time zone database, so they always match the real current time in Kenya.
Sunrise and sunset in Nairobi
Nairobi lies close to the equator (1.3° S), so day length barely changes: about 12 h 03 min at the June solstice and 12 h 12 min at the December solstice.
| Date | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 06:39 | 12:45 | 18:50 | 12 h 11 min |
| 21 February | 06:43 | 12:47 | 18:52 | 12 h 09 min |
| 21 March | 06:37 | 12:41 | 18:44 | 12 h 07 min |
| 21 April | 06:30 | 12:32 | 18:34 | 12 h 05 min |
| 21 May | 06:29 | 12:30 | 18:32 | 12 h 03 min |
| 21 June | 06:34 | 12:35 | 18:37 | 12 h 03 min |
| 21 July | 06:38 | 12:40 | 18:41 | 12 h 03 min |
| 21 August | 06:35 | 12:37 | 18:39 | 12 h 05 min |
| 21 September | 06:24 | 12:27 | 18:30 | 12 h 07 min |
| 21 October | 06:14 | 12:18 | 18:22 | 12 h 09 min |
| 21 November | 06:14 | 12:19 | 18:25 | 12 h 11 min |
| 21 December | 06:26 | 12:31 | 18:37 | 12 h 12 min |
Calculated for Nairobi (-1.29°, 36.82°; coordinates from Wikidata) with the standard solar-position formulas used by NOAA, for a sea-level horizon. Results are accurate to about a minute; hills, buildings and altitude shift what you actually see. Times change by only a minute or two from year to year.
Daylight saving time in Kenya
Kenya does not change its clocks: it stays on EAT (UTC+3) all year in 2026 and 2027.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled at build time. Governments occasionally change their rules at short notice.