Sunrise and sunset in Nairobi, Kenya
6:11 AMsunrise in Nairobi
November 4, 2026 · Nairobi, Kenya
- Sunset
- 6:21 PM
- Daylight
- 12h 10m
- First light
- 5:50 AM
- Last light
- 6:43 PM
First light (civil dawn) is when it is light enough to be outdoors without lamps, and last light (civil dusk) is when that ends. Nautical twilight is when the horizon can still be seen at sea; after astronomical dusk the sky is fully dark. Calculated for Nairobi, Kenya (1.28° S, 36.82° E, GeoNames' point for the city) in East Africa Time. Times assume a level horizon at sea level; hills, buildings and weather can change what you see.
Daylight through 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 6:30 AM | 6:42 PM | 12h 12m |
| February 1 | 6:41 AM | 6:51 PM | 12h 10m |
| March 1 | 6:41 AM | 6:49 PM | 12h 8m |
| April 1 | 6:34 AM | 6:39 PM | 12h 6m |
| May 1 | 6:28 AM | 6:32 PM | 12h 4m |
| June 1 | 6:29 AM | 6:32 PM | 12h 3m |
| July 1 | 6:35 AM | 6:38 PM | 12h 3m |
| August 1 | 6:37 AM | 6:41 PM | 12h 4m |
| September 1 | 6:30 AM | 6:35 PM | 12h 5m |
| October 1 | 6:19 AM | 6:26 PM | 12h 7m |
| November 1 | 6:12 AM | 6:21 PM | 12h 10m |
| December 1 | 6:16 AM | 6:27 PM | 12h 11m |
Twilight in Nairobi
- Nautical dawn
- 5:25 AM
- Nautical dusk
- 7:08 PM
- Astronomical dawn
- 5:00 AM
- Astronomical dusk
- 7:33 PM
Sunrise and sunset in Nairobi, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 | 6:12 AM | 6:21 PM | 12h 10m | +5s |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 6:12 AM | 6:21 PM | 12h 10m | +5s |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 6:11 AM | 6:21 PM | 12h 10m | +5s |
| Wed, Nov 4 (today) | 6:11 AM | 6:21 PM | 12h 10m | +5s |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6:11 AM | 6:21 PM | 12h 10m | +5s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:11 AM | 6:21 PM | 12h 10m | +5s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:11 AM | 6:21 PM | 12h 10m | +5s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:11 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 10m | +5s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:11 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 10m | +4s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:12 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 10m | +4s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:12 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 10m | +4s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:12 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 10m | +4s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:12 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 10m | +4s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:12 AM | 6:22 PM | 12h 10m | +4s |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:12 AM | 6:23 PM | 12h 11m | +4s |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:12 AM | 6:23 PM | 12h 11m | +4s |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:12 AM | 6:23 PM | 12h 11m | +4s |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:13 AM | 6:23 PM | 12h 11m | +4s |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:13 AM | 6:24 PM | 12h 11m | +4s |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:13 AM | 6:24 PM | 12h 11m | +4s |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:13 AM | 6:24 PM | 12h 11m | +4s |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:13 AM | 6:24 PM | 12h 11m | +4s |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:14 AM | 6:25 PM | 12h 11m | +4s |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 6:14 AM | 6:25 PM | 12h 11m | +3s |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 6:14 AM | 6:25 PM | 12h 11m | +3s |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 6:14 AM | 6:26 PM | 12h 11m | +3s |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 6:15 AM | 6:26 PM | 12h 11m | +3s |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 6:15 AM | 6:26 PM | 12h 11m | +3s |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:15 AM | 6:27 PM | 12h 11m | +3s |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 6:16 AM | 6:27 PM | 12h 11m | +3s |
December 2026, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 6:16 AM | 6:27 PM | 12h 11m | +3s |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 6:16 AM | 6:28 PM | 12h 12m | +3s |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 6:17 AM | 6:28 PM | 12h 12m | +3s |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 6:17 AM | 6:29 PM | 12h 12m | +2s |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 6:17 AM | 6:29 PM | 12h 12m | +2s |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:18 AM | 6:30 PM | 12h 12m | +2s |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 6:18 AM | 6:30 PM | 12h 12m | +2s |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 6:19 AM | 6:30 PM | 12h 12m | +2s |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 6:19 AM | 6:31 PM | 12h 12m | +2s |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 6:20 AM | 6:31 PM | 12h 12m | +2s |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 6:20 AM | 6:32 PM | 12h 12m | +2s |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 6:20 AM | 6:32 PM | 12h 12m | +1s |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:21 AM | 6:33 PM | 12h 12m | +1s |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 6:21 AM | 6:33 PM | 12h 12m | +1s |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 6:22 AM | 6:34 PM | 12h 12m | +1s |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 6:22 AM | 6:34 PM | 12h 12m | +1s |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 6:23 AM | 6:35 PM | 12h 12m | +1s |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 6:23 AM | 6:35 PM | 12h 12m | +1s |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 6:24 AM | 6:36 PM | 12h 12m | 0s |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6:24 AM | 6:36 PM | 12h 12m | 0s |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 6:25 AM | 6:37 PM | 12h 12m | 0s |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 6:25 AM | 6:37 PM | 12h 12m | 0s |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 6:26 AM | 6:38 PM | 12h 12m | 0s |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 6:26 AM | 6:38 PM | 12h 12m | 0s |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 6:27 AM | 6:39 PM | 12h 12m | 0s |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 6:27 AM | 6:39 PM | 12h 12m | −1s |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 6:28 AM | 6:40 PM | 12h 12m | −1s |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 6:28 AM | 6:40 PM | 12h 12m | −1s |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 6:29 AM | 6:41 PM | 12h 12m | −1s |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 6:29 AM | 6:41 PM | 12h 12m | −1s |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 6:30 AM | 6:42 PM | 12h 12m | −1s |
The year in Nairobi, 2026
On Wednesday, November 4, Nairobi gets 5 seconds more daylight than the day before.
The clocks do not change here, so sunrise and sunset move only with the seasons.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Earliest sunrise | Thursday, November 5 | 6:11 AM |
| Latest sunrise | Friday, February 13 | 6:42 AM |
| Earliest sunset | Saturday, October 31 | 6:21 PM |
| Latest sunset | Saturday, February 7 | 6:52 PM |
| Longest day | Tuesday, December 22 | 12h 12m |
| Shortest day | Monday, June 22 | 12h 3m |
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The times are for Nairobi's point in GeoNames (-1.2833, 36.8167), on East Africa Time (from the timezone-boundary-builder map, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Place data © GeoNames, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Across a large city, sunrise and sunset can differ by a minute or more from one side to the other.
