Right now, local time in Kismayo is 22:27 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kismayo ranks #2624 worldwide by population and #5 in Somalia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Mogadishu GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Day length
- 12h 08m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 12h 06m (winter) – 12h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kismayo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.3582° S, 42.5454° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lower Juba
- Country
- 🇸🇴 Somalia
- Population
- 234,852 · #2624 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kismayo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.36° N, 137.45° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,072 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kismayo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:38
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Dhuhr
- 11:54
- Asr
- 15:14
- Maghrib
- 17:57
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 353.2° from north (N (353°))
Full prayer timetable for Kismayo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kismayo sits in the Africa/Mogadishu 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 75 cities we cover in Somalia.
Kismayo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,162 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,768 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.36° S, 42.55° 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 | 11:27 | −11h |
| Chicago | 13:27 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 16:27 | −6h |
| London | 19:27 | −3h |
| Paris | 20:27 | −2h |
| Moscow | 22:27 | same time |
| Dubai | 23:27 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 00:57 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:27 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 03:27 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 04:27 | +6h |
| Sydney | 06:27 | +8h |
Best time to call Kismayo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kismayo local time:
Cities sharing Kismayo's time zone
Distances from Kismayo
| Dubai | 3,162 km | NNE (25°) |
| Mumbai | 3,948 km | NE (55°) |
| Moscow | 6,256 km | N (357°) |
| Paris | 6,688 km | NNW (331°) |
| Singapore | 6,816 km | E (88°) |
| London | 7,015 km | NNW (332°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,138 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,908 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 10,676 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 11,698 km | SE (125°) |
| Chicago | 13,230 km | NW (319°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,768 km | NNW (334°) |
Cities near Kismayo
FAQ
What time is it in Kismayo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kismayo (Somalia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kismayo in?
Kismayo runs on the Africa/Mogadishu IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kismayo observe daylight saving time?
Kismayo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kismayo today?
Kismayo sees sunrise at 05:50 and sunset at 17:58 today, giving 12h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kismayo tonight?
The moon phase over Kismayo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kismayo?
The antipode of Kismayo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.36° N, 137.45° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,072 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kismayo?
Kismayo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kismayo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kismayo, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.