Current Time in Kenya
Kenya uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Kenya
It's 11:15 PM EAT (UTC+03:00) in Kenya on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Kenya does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+3 all year.
- Time zone
- East Africa Time
- IANA: Africa/Nairobi
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00 (EAT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+3 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Nairobi
Kakamega
Mombasa
Nakuru
How Kenya writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 November 2026
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the en-KE locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Public holidays in Kenya
The public holiday data this site uses does not yet include Idd-ul-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr) for Kenya, so no holiday list is shown here rather than an incomplete one. Check the official government calendar for exact dates.
Time difference from Kenya
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Kenya time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 8:15 PM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 3:15 PM | 8 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:15 PM | 11 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Fri 12:15 AM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 4:15 AM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 5:15 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 7:15 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 5:15 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
Kenya at a glance
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Population
- 53,330,978
- Currency
- Kenyan shilling (KES)
Questions about time in Kenya
- What time is it in Kenya right now?
- When this page was generated it was 11:15 PM EAT (UTC+03:00) in Kenya.
- How many time zones does Kenya have?
- Kenya uses one time zone, East Africa Time (IANA ID Africa/Nairobi).
- Does Kenya observe daylight saving time?
- No. Kenya does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+3 all year.