East Africa Time (Nairobi)
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Time in Kenya right now
Kenya keeps one clock all year: East Africa Time (Nairobi), UTC+3. Clocks do not change for daylight saving time.
Live clock for Kenya
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
Kenya time zone at a glance
| Zone | January | July | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Africa Time (Nairobi) | UTC+3 (GMT+3) | UTC+3 (GMT+3) | No |
City clocks in Kenya:
Sunrise and sunset in Kenya through the year
Typical times at each zone's reference point, in that zone's local clock. Year-to-year drift is under a couple of minutes; dates near a daylight saving change can shift the clock reading by an hour.
| Time of year | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (about Mar 20) | 06:36 | 18:43 | 12 h 07 m |
| June solstice (about Jun 21) | 06:33 | 18:35 | 12 h 03 m |
| September equinox (about Sep 22) | 06:22 | 18:28 | 12 h 07 m |
| December solstice (about Dec 21) | 06:24 | 18:36 | 12 h 12 m |
Countries on the same clock as Kenya
Same time as Kenya in both January and July:
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Madagascar
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Syria
- Tanzania
- and 3 more
Aligned for part of the year only, because one side changes clocks for daylight saving:
Common questions about time in Kenya
How many time zones does Kenya use?
Kenya uses a single civil time zone, East Africa Time (Nairobi).
Does Kenya observe daylight saving time?
No. Clocks in Kenya stay on the same offset all year.
What is the time difference between Kenya and UTC?
In January: UTC+3. In July: UTC+3. The live cards above show the difference from your own clock right now.
Zone list verified 2026-07. Live times and sun calculations run in your browser from its built-in IANA time zone data and standard NOAA solar equations.