Delhi to Nairobi: time difference
Nairobi is 2 h 30 min behind Delhi. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Delhi 12:43 12:43 PM Nairobi 10:13 10:13 AM You –:–
12:43 12:43 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 17:58
10:13 10:13 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:24
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−2 h 30 min
Nairobi is 2 h 30 min behind Delhi.
When you, Delhi and Nairobi are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇳 Delhi
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇰🇪 Nairobi
21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Delhi | 🇰🇪 Nairobi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:43 | 10:13 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Delhi | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Africa/Nairobi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 06:17 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 12 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 16,787,941 | 3,138,295 |
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Delhi and Nairobi: common questions
How far behind Delhi is Nairobi?
Nairobi is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Delhi: UTC+3 against UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Nairobi at the start of the working day in Delhi?
The working day in Delhi starts at 9:00 AM; in Nairobi it is 6:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Delhi, what time is it in Nairobi?
At 6:00 PM in Delhi, clocks in Nairobi show 3:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Nairobi from Delhi?
Between 11:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Delhi – that is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Nairobi – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Delhi is it still yesterday in Nairobi?
Before 2:30 AM in Delhi, the date in Nairobi has not changed yet. From 9:30 PM in Nairobi, it is already the next day in Delhi.
Does the time gap between Delhi and Nairobi change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Delhi nor in Nairobi, so the gap is 2 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
