Nairobi to New York time
New York is 8 hours behind Nairobi.
Time difference between Nairobi and New York
New York is 8 hours behind Nairobi. Nairobi is on East Africa Time (UTC+03:00) and New York is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 7 hours to 8 hours over the year.
Convert Nairobi time to New York time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+03:00 for Nairobi and UTC−05:00 for New York. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
New York is behind, so from midnight to 8:00 AM in Nairobi it is still the previous calendar day in New York.
| Nairobi time | New York time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Nairobi and New York working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Nairobi and New York do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Nairobi (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in New York), 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 New York
Nairobi does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
New York observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00).