Current time in Kenya
Local time in Kenya
The time in Kenya is 3 hours ahead of UTC and 8 hours ahead of Columbus. The timezone in Kenya is Eastern Africa Time (EAT). Kenya is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST) but used to in the past. The last DST transition was in 1942.
Details for the time in Kenya
| Current time | 12:01 p.m.
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| Time zone | Eastern Africa Time (EAT) |
| IANA time zone | Africa/Nairobi |
| Your time difference | 8 hours ahead of Columbus |
| UTC time difference | UTC+3 3 hours ahead of UTC |
Kenya Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Kenya is not using Daylight Saving Time.
Kenya
Kenya uses Eastern Africa Time EAT. EAT is UTC +0300. Kenya's longitude 38° 00' E. Therefore the sunrise in Kenya is a bit early. The equator runs through Kenya. Therefore the length of the days will be close to constant year round and daylight savings time is useless.
Important cities in Kenya
The current time in some important cities in Kenya is shown below.
Time in Kenya