What is the time difference between New York and Nairobi?

Nairobi is 7 hours ahead of New York. 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 New York?

Between 09:00–11:00 in New York, which is 16:00–18:00 in Nairobi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does New York observe daylight saving time?

Yes. New York runs on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 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 New York, what time is it in Nairobi?

It is 19:00 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 New York and Nairobi use?

New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Nairobi uses Africa/Nairobi, currently UTC+3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert New York time to Nairobi time

Nairobi is 7 hours ahead of New York right now, so midday in New York lands in the evening in Nairobi.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for New York, across for Nairobi.

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

Daylight saving time

Nairobi keeps one offset all year while New York moves twice. That is the whole reason this difference is seasonal.

New York

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5
Daylight: UTC-4
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Nairobi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+3

When you can actually talk

The window is 2 hours wide — 09:00–11:00 in New York, 16:00–18:00 in Nairobi.

New York 09:00–11:00Nairobi 16:00–18:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	New York	Nairobi
IANA zone	America/New_York	Africa/Nairobi
Abbreviation	EDT	UTC+3
Standard offset	UTC-5	UTC+3
Daylight offset	UTC-4	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	United States	Kenya

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Common questions

What is the time difference between New York and Nairobi?: Nairobi is 7 hours ahead of New York. 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 New York?: Between 09:00–11:00 in New York, which is 16:00–18:00 in Nairobi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does New York observe daylight saving time?: Yes. New York runs on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 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 New York, what time is it in Nairobi?: It is 19:00 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 New York and Nairobi use?: New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Nairobi uses Africa/Nairobi, currently UTC+3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.