Sunrise and sunset in Nairobi

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    The Twilight view gives dawn and dusk: civil, nautical and astronomical, plus the evening blue hour. Tap the date to see any other day.

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Sunrise and sunset in Nairobi in 2026

In 2026, the sun rises in Nairobi between 6:11 AM (November 5) and 6:42 AM (February 14), and sets between 6:21 PM (October 30) and 6:52 PM (February 7). The longest day is Tuesday, December 22, with 12 h 12 min of daylight, and the shortest is Sunday, June 21, with 12 h 3 min: a difference of 9 min.

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthSolar noon
Jan 16:30 AM6:42 PM12 h 12 min12:36 PM
Jan 156:36 AM6:48 PM12 h 11 min12:42 PM
Feb 16:41 AM6:51 PM12 h 10 min12:46 PM
Feb 156:42 AM6:51 PM12 h 9 min12:47 PM
Mar 16:41 AM6:49 PM12 h 8 min12:45 PM
Mar 156:38 AM6:45 PM12 h 7 min12:42 PM
Apr 16:34 AM6:39 PM12 h 6 min12:37 PM
Apr 156:30 AM6:35 PM12 h 5 min12:33 PM
May 16:28 AM6:32 PM12 h 4 min12:30 PM
May 156:27 AM6:31 PM12 h 4 min12:29 PM
Jun 16:29 AM6:32 PM12 h 3 min12:31 PM
Jun 156:32 AM6:35 PM12 h 3 min12:33 PM
Jul 16:35 AM6:38 PM12 h 3 min12:37 PM
Jul 156:37 AM6:40 PM12 h 3 min12:39 PM
Aug 16:37 AM6:41 PM12 h 4 min12:39 PM
Aug 156:35 AM6:39 PM12 h 4 min12:37 PM
Sep 16:30 AM6:35 PM12 h 5 min12:33 PM
Sep 156:25 AM6:31 PM12 h 6 min12:28 PM
Oct 16:19 AM6:26 PM12 h 7 min12:22 PM
Oct 156:14 AM6:23 PM12 h 8 min12:18 PM
Nov 16:11 AM6:21 PM12 h 10 min12:16 PM
Nov 156:12 AM6:23 PM12 h 11 min12:17 PM
Dec 16:16 AM6:27 PM12 h 12 min12:22 PM
Dec 156:22 AM6:34 PM12 h 12 min12:28 PM

Local time in Nairobi (Africa/Nairobi), daylight saving time included, rounded to the minute, for an open horizon at sea level.

Earliest sunset, latest sunrise

The shortest day in Nairobi is June 21, but the earliest sunset comes on October 30, at 6:21 PM, and the latest sunrise on February 14, at 6:42 AM. This shift comes from the equation of time: around the solstices, solar noon drifts by up to half a minute a day on the clock, so sunrise and sunset do not move symmetrically.

Solar noon and time zone

Nairobi lies at 1.29° south and 36.82° east. Its standard time, UTC+3, is set on the 45° east meridian, so the sun reaches its highest point in Nairobi about 33 minutes later than on that meridian. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:16 PM (November 2) and 12:47 PM (February 11) on the clock.

Daylight saving time

Nairobi does not change its clocks (UTC+3 all year), so sunrise and sunset move only with the seasons: sunrise by 31 min and sunset by 31 min over the year.

Height of the sun and twilight

At solar noon the sun climbs to 90.0° above the horizon on March 17, almost straight overhead, and only 65.3° on June 21. Civil twilight, from first light to sunrise, lasts about 21 minutes at the March equinox and 23 minutes in late June. The day length changes fastest around February 21: 5 s less each day.

The sky gets fully dark every night of the year: even in midsummer, the sun sinks more than 18° below the horizon.

Close to the equator, the day length barely changes: only 9 min between the longest and shortest days. Sunrise and sunset still drift by 31 min over the year, mostly because of the equation of time.

See also the current time in Nairobi, tonight’s moon phase and sunrise and sunset anywhere.

Questions

What time is sunrise in Nairobi today?

The tool at the top of the page gives today’s sunrise and sunset in Nairobi, in local time. Over 2026, sunrise ranges from 6:11 AM on November 5 to 6:42 AM on February 14.

When is the longest day in Nairobi?

Tuesday, December 22, with 12 h 12 min between sunrise (6:25 AM) and sunset (6:37 PM). The shortest is June 21, with 12 h 3 min.

When is the earliest sunset in Nairobi?

On October 30, at 6:21 PM. The latest sunset is on February 7, at 6:52 PM.

Does Nairobi use daylight saving time?

No. Nairobi stays on UTC+3 all year, so its sunrise and sunset times change only with the seasons.

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