Right now, local time in Kisumu is 20:59 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kisumu ranks #1521 worldwide by population and #7 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Day length
- 12h 07m
- Solar noon
- 12:25
- Daylight range
- 12h 07m (winter) – 12h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kisumu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.1022° S, 34.7617° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kisumu County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 397,957 · #1521 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kisumu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.10° N, 145.24° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,153 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kisumu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 15:45
- Maghrib
- 18:28
- Isha
- 19:35
- Qibla direction
- 12.6° from north (NNE (13°))
Full prayer timetable for Kisumu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kisumu 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.
Kisumu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,581 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,308 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.10° S, 34.76° 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 | 09:59 | −11h |
| Chicago | 11:59 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 14:59 | −6h |
| London | 17:59 | −3h |
| Paris | 18:59 | −2h |
| Moscow | 20:59 | same time |
| Dubai | 21:59 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 23:29 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:59 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 01:59 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 02:59 | +6h |
| Sydney | 04:59 | +8h |
Best time to call Kisumu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kisumu local time:
Cities sharing Kisumu's time zone
Distances from Kisumu
| Dubai | 3,581 km | NE (37°) |
| Mumbai | 4,668 km | ENE (61°) |
| Moscow | 6,217 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 6,266 km | NNW (335°) |
| London | 6,605 km | NNW (336°) |
| Singapore | 7,680 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,923 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,126 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,357 km | NE (53°) |
| Sydney | 12,414 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 12,630 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,308 km | NW (326°) |
Cities near Kisumu
FAQ
What time is it in Kisumu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kisumu (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kisumu in?
Kisumu runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kisumu observe daylight saving time?
Kisumu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kisumu today?
Kisumu sees sunrise at 06:22 and sunset at 18:29 today, giving 12h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kisumu tonight?
The moon phase over Kisumu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kisumu?
The antipode of Kisumu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.10° N, 145.24° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,153 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kisumu?
Kisumu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kisumu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kisumu, clocks run about 25 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.