Right now, local time in Kilifi is 17:39 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kilifi ranks #8426 worldwide by population and #39 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Day length
- 12h 15m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 11h 55m (winter) – 12h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kilifi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.6305° S, 39.8499° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kilifi County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 74,270 · #8426 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kilifi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.63° N, 140.15° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,395 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kilifi today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 18:11
- Isha
- 19:19
- Qibla direction
- 359.9° from north (N (360°))
Full prayer timetable for Kilifi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kilifi sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 15m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Kilifi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,619 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,943 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.63° S, 39.85° 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 | 06:39 | −11h |
| Chicago | 08:39 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 11:39 | −6h |
| London | 14:39 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:39 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:39 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:39 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:09 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:39 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:39 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:39 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:39 | +8h |
Best time to call Kilifi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kilifi local time:
Cities sharing Kilifi's time zone
Distances from Kilifi
| Dubai | 3,619 km | NNE (27°) |
| Mumbai | 4,403 km | NE (54°) |
| Moscow | 6,607 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 6,867 km | NNW (333°) |
| Singapore | 7,131 km | E (87°) |
| London | 7,201 km | NNW (334°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,559 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 9,488 km | WSW (247°) |
| Tokyo | 11,131 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 11,726 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 13,302 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,943 km | NNW (329°) |
Cities near Kilifi
FAQ
What time is it in Kilifi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kilifi (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kilifi in?
Kilifi runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kilifi observe daylight saving time?
Kilifi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kilifi today?
Kilifi sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 18:12 today, giving 12h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kilifi tonight?
The moon phase over Kilifi tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kilifi?
The antipode of Kilifi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.63° N, 140.15° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,395 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kilifi?
Kilifi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kilifi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kilifi, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.