Nairobi to Los Angeles time
Los Angeles is 10 hours behind Nairobi.
Time difference between Nairobi and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 10 hours behind Nairobi. Nairobi is on East Africa Time (UTC+03:00) and Los Angeles is on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT (UTC−07:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 10 hours to 11 hours over the year.
Convert Nairobi time to Los Angeles time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+03:00 for Nairobi and UTC−07:00 for Los Angeles. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Los Angeles is behind, so from midnight to 10:00 AM in Nairobi it is still the previous calendar day in Los Angeles.
| Nairobi time | Los Angeles time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
Best time to call or meet: Nairobi and Los Angeles working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Nairobi and Los Angeles do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Nairobi (8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Los Angeles), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Nairobi and Los Angeles
Nairobi does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Nov 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC−07:00 to UTC−08:00).