Right now, local time in Dadaab is 17:08 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dadaab ranks #41050 worldwide by population and #155 in Kenya.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 12h 07m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 12h 07m (winter) – 12h 07m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dadaab — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.0524° N, 40.3085° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Garissa County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 11,525 · #41050 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dadaab through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.05° S, 139.69° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 986 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dadaab today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:48
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 358.8° from north (N (359°))
Full prayer timetable for Dadaab — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dadaab sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Dadaab's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,233 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,613 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.05° N, 40.31° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 06:08 | −11h |
| Chicago | 08:08 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 11:08 | −6h |
| London | 14:08 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:08 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:08 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:08 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:38 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:08 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:08 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:08 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:08 | +8h |
Best time to call Dadaab
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dadaab local time:
Cities sharing Dadaab's time zone
Distances from Dadaab
| Dubai | 3,233 km | NNE (29°) |
| Mumbai | 4,130 km | ENE (57°) |
| Moscow | 6,199 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 6,528 km | NNW (332°) |
| London | 6,858 km | NNW (333°) |
| Singapore | 7,063 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,348 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,698 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,850 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 11,927 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 13,032 km | NW (319°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,613 km | NNW (332°) |
Cities near Dadaab
FAQ
What time is it in Dadaab right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dadaab (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dadaab in?
Dadaab runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Dadaab observe daylight saving time?
Dadaab does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dadaab today?
Dadaab sees sunrise at 06:00 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 12h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dadaab tonight?
The moon phase over Dadaab tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dadaab?
The antipode of Dadaab — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.05° S, 139.69° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 986 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dadaab?
Dadaab lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dadaab?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dadaab, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.