Right now, local time in Kericho is 02:10 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kericho ranks #11528 worldwide by population and #55 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 23m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Day length
- 12h 08m
- Solar noon
- 12:23
- Daylight range
- 12h 06m (winter) – 12h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kericho — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.3677° S, 35.2831° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kericho County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 53,804 · #11528 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kericho through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.37° N, 144.72° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,152 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kericho today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:07
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Dhuhr
- 12:23
- Asr
- 15:43
- Maghrib
- 18:26
- Isha
- 19:33
- Qibla direction
- 11.2° from north (N (11°))
Full prayer timetable for Kericho — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kericho sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 08m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Kericho's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,571 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,365 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.37° S, 35.28° 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 | 15:10 | −11h |
| Chicago | 17:10 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 20:10 | −6h |
| London | 23:10 | −3h |
| Paris | 00:10 | −2h |
| Moscow | 02:10 | same time |
| Dubai | 03:10 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 04:40 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:10 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 07:10 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 08:10 | +6h |
| Sydney | 10:10 | +8h |
Best time to call Kericho
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kericho local time:
Cities sharing Kericho's time zone
Distances from Kericho
| Dubai | 3,571 km | NE (36°) |
| Mumbai | 4,632 km | ENE (60°) |
| Moscow | 6,245 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 6,318 km | NNW (335°) |
| London | 6,655 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 7,623 km | E (88°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,881 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,167 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,328 km | NE (53°) |
| Sydney | 12,350 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 12,691 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,365 km | NNW (326°) |
Cities near Kericho
FAQ
What time is it in Kericho right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kericho (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kericho in?
Kericho runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kericho observe daylight saving time?
Kericho does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kericho today?
Kericho sees sunrise at 06:19 and sunset at 18:27 today, giving 12h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kericho tonight?
The moon phase over Kericho tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kericho?
The antipode of Kericho — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.37° N, 144.72° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,152 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kericho?
Kericho lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kericho?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kericho, clocks run about 23 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.