Kenya time now, live flip clock
Kenya keeps one time zone for the whole country, East Africa Time, EAT, UTC+3, and its clocks do not change. The clock above shows the current time in Kenya live, with seconds.
Time zone in Kenya
Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret all keep the same time.
- EAT, UTC+3
- Not observed
- Nairobi, Kakamega, Mombasa, Nakuru
How many hours ahead or behind Kenya
On 7 October 2026, New York is 7 hours behind Kenya.
| City | Difference from Kenya |
|---|---|
| New York | 7 hours behind |
| London | 2 hours behind |
| Berlin | 1 hour behind |
| Riyadh | Same time |
| Qatar | Same time |
| Dubai | 1 hour ahead |
| Kolkata | 2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Sydney | 8 hours ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads |
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How Kenya keeps its time
- Ten places, one clock
- 10
- Kenya shares East Africa Time with Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, the Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte. South Sudan kept the same time until it moved to Central Africa Time. South Sudan is now 1 hour behind Kenya.
- Swahili time
- 6 h
- In Swahili, the hours are counted from sunrise and sunset, not from midnight and midday. Swahili speakers read an ordinary clock and add or subtract six hours. The clock above shows the standard time of Kenya, as the law sets it.
- No clock changes
- 0
- Kenya does not change its clocks. A colonial law once put them forward half an hour, calling it daylight saving. The time zone database records four changes after standard time began. Kenya settled on its present time during the Second World War. The gap with Europe and North America still moves twice a year, because they change theirs.
Questions about time in Kenya
What time zone is Kenya in?
Kenya keeps one time zone for the whole country, East Africa Time, EAT, UTC+3. Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret all show the same time. Kenyan law calls it the standard time of Kenya. Government notices write it as East Africa Time, and the clocks do not change during the year.
Does Kenya have daylight saving time?
No. Kenya stays on EAT, UTC+3 all year, and its clocks do not change. A colonial law once tried daylight saving and put the clocks forward half an hour. That change was later reversed. The gap with Europe and North America still shifts twice a year, because they change their clocks.
What is the time difference between Kenya and the UK?
London is 3 hours behind Kenya in the British winter. In summer the UK moves its clocks forward and Kenya does not, so London is two hours behind. London's first call of the day reaches Nairobi at midday in winter. In summer it arrives in late morning.
What is the time difference between Kenya and the US?
New York is 8 hours behind Kenya in the American winter and seven hours behind in summer. Kenya's clocks do not change, but most of the United States moves its clocks forward for summer. Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles are further behind. So a morning call from Nairobi reaches New York in the middle of the night.
What is the time difference between Kenya and India?
India is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Kenya all year, because neither country changes its clocks. The gap does not move with the seasons. So a call time agreed once between Nairobi and Mumbai or Delhi holds in every month of the year.
Time zone names for developers
| IANA zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|
| Africa/Nairobi | EAT, UTC+3 | No |
Sources
We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 1 October 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.