What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Nairobi?

Nairobi is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Nairobi from Los Angeles?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Nairobi observe daylight saving time?

No. Nairobi stays on UTC+3 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Nairobi?

It is 22:00 in Nairobi, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Los Angeles and Nairobi use?

Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Nairobi uses Africa/Nairobi, currently UTC+3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Los Angeles time to Nairobi time

Nairobi is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles right now, so midday in Los Angeles lands in the late night in Nairobi.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Los Angeles, across for Nairobi.

Los Angeles	Nairobi
00:00	10:00
01:00	11:00
02:00	12:00
03:00	13:00
04:00	14:00
05:00	15:00
06:00	16:00
07:00	17:00
08:00	18:00
09:00	19:00
10:00	20:00
11:00	21:00
12:00	22:00
13:00	23:00
14:00	00:00next day
15:00	01:00next day
16:00	02:00next day
17:00	03:00next day
18:00	04:00next day
19:00	05:00next day
20:00	06:00next day
21:00	07:00next day
22:00	08:00next day
23:00	09:00next day

Daylight saving time

Los Angeles changes its clocks; Nairobi does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Nairobi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+3

When you can actually talk

A standard working day in Los Angeles and one in Nairobi do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

Los Angeles 17:00–18:00Nairobi 03:00–04:00
Los Angeles 23:00–08:00Nairobi 09:00–18:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Los Angeles	Nairobi
IANA zone	America/Los_Angeles	Africa/Nairobi
Abbreviation	PDT	UTC+3
Standard offset	UTC-8	UTC+3
Daylight offset	UTC-7	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	United States	Kenya

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Nairobi?: Nairobi is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Nairobi from Los Angeles?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Nairobi observe daylight saving time?: No. Nairobi stays on UTC+3 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Nairobi?: It is 22:00 in Nairobi, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Los Angeles and Nairobi use?: Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Nairobi uses Africa/Nairobi, currently UTC+3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.