Right now, local time in Kakuma is 05:14 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kakuma ranks #24592 worldwide by population and #95 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 25m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Day length
- 11h 59m
- Solar noon
- 12:25
- Daylight range
- 11h 54m (winter) – 12h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kakuma — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.7136° N, 34.8572° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Turkana County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 22,984 · #24592 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kakuma through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.71° S, 145.14° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 803 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kakuma today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Dhuhr
- 12:25
- Asr
- 15:45
- Maghrib
- 18:24
- Isha
- 19:31
- Qibla direction
- 14.8° from north (NNE (15°))
Full prayer timetable for Kakuma — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kakuma sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 59m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Kakuma's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,242 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 14,957 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.71° N, 34.86° 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 | 19:14 | −10h |
| Chicago | 21:14 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 23:14 | −6h |
| London | 02:14 | −3h |
| Paris | 03:14 | −2h |
| Moscow | 05:14 | same time |
| Dubai | 06:14 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 07:44 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:14 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 10:14 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 11:14 | +6h |
| Sydney | 13:14 | +8h |
Best time to call Kakuma
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kakuma local time:
Cities sharing Kakuma's time zone
Distances from Kakuma
| Dubai | 3,242 km | NE (40°) |
| Mumbai | 4,463 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 5,793 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 5,888 km | NNW (334°) |
| London | 6,224 km | NNW (334°) |
| Singapore | 7,664 km | E (90°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,752 km | ENE (68°) |
| São Paulo | 9,308 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,094 km | NE (53°) |
| Chicago | 12,325 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 12,656 km | SE (126°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,957 km | NNW (328°) |
Cities near Kakuma
FAQ
What time is it in Kakuma right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kakuma (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kakuma in?
Kakuma runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kakuma observe daylight saving time?
Kakuma does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kakuma today?
Kakuma sees sunrise at 06:25 and sunset at 18:25 today, giving 11h 59m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kakuma tonight?
The moon phase over Kakuma tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kakuma?
The antipode of Kakuma — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.71° S, 145.14° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 803 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kakuma?
Kakuma lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kakuma?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kakuma, clocks run about 25 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.