What time is it in Nairobi?
Nairobi, Kenya, is in the Africa/Nairobi timezone (UTC+3). The sun rises around 06:37 local time.
Nairobi, UTC+3Africa/Nairobi
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Daylight
- 12 h 4 min
Nairobi Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Nairobi? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Nairobi is UTC+3, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Nairobi on your clock
Pick a time in Nairobi and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Nairobi at a glance
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 2,750,547
- Currency
- KES
- Dialling code
- +254
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates
- -1.29, 36.82
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Nairobi
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. Berlin shares the most at 8 a day.
About the time in Nairobi
Nairobi keeps the Africa/Nairobi timezone, UTC+3 right now. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays the same all year. That makes Nairobi 3 hours ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 08:00–17:00 in Nairobi, against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 1 h overlap
- London, 6 h overlap
- Singapore, 5 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 06:37 and sets around 18:41 in Nairobi. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous. Sun times and golden hour in Nairobi →
It is currently week 31. The city is also home to the Nairobi Securities Exchange: is the NSE Kenya open right now?
Most offices in Nairobi run 08:00–17:00 in UTC+3. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Nairobi
- 08:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
FAQ
Which timezone is Nairobi in?
Nairobi uses Africa/Nairobi, which is UTC+3.
Does Nairobi observe daylight saving time?
The Africa/Nairobi zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.