Nairobi is located in Kenya and uses the Africa/Nairobi timezone, currently GMT+3 from UTC. Nairobi does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 06:07 and sunset at 18:54 local time. The coordinates of Nairobi are 1.29°S, 36.82°E.

Today Nairobi gets 12 hours 47 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:30, about 30 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Nairobi shares its GMT+3 offset with Helsinki, Bucharest, Athens, Moscow, Kyiv, Istanbul. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Nairobi in?›

Nairobi is in the Africa/Nairobi timezone, currently GMT+3 from UTC.

Does Nairobi observe daylight saving time?›

No. Nairobi does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+3.

What is the UTC offset for Nairobi?›

Nairobi is currently GMT+3 from UTC (GMT+3).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.