Right now, local time in Kitale is 16:46 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kitale ranks #3783 worldwide by population and #19 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 24m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Day length
- 12h 05m
- Solar noon
- 12:24
- Daylight range
- 12h 04m (winter) – 12h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kitale — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.0157° N, 35.0062° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Trans Nzoia
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 162,174 · #3783 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kitale through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.02° S, 144.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,032 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kitale today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Dhuhr
- 12:25
- Asr
- 15:44
- Maghrib
- 18:26
- Isha
- 19:33
- Qibla direction
- 12.6° from north (NNE (13°))
Full prayer timetable for Kitale — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kitale sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 05m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Kitale's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,465 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,219 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.02° N, 35.01° 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 | 05:46 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:46 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:46 | −6h |
| London | 13:46 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:46 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:46 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:46 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:16 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:46 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:46 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:46 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:46 | +8h |
Best time to call Kitale
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kitale local time:
Cities sharing Kitale's time zone
Distances from Kitale
| Dubai | 3,465 km | NE (37°) |
| Mumbai | 4,584 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 6,092 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 6,165 km | NNW (334°) |
| London | 6,503 km | NNW (335°) |
| Singapore | 7,650 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,850 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,201 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,261 km | NE (53°) |
| Sydney | 12,467 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 12,557 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,219 km | NNW (327°) |
Cities near Kitale
- Kiminini16 km · 16:46
- Moi‘s Bridge21 km · 16:46
- Matunda24 km · 16:46
- Kapenguria27 km · 16:46
- Makutano29 km · 16:46
- Kapcherop35 km · 16:46
- Kapsokwony38 km · 16:46
- Bukwa39 km · 16:46
FAQ
What time is it in Kitale right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kitale (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kitale in?
Kitale runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kitale observe daylight saving time?
Kitale does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kitale today?
Kitale sees sunrise at 06:22 and sunset at 18:27 today, giving 12h 05m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kitale tonight?
The moon phase over Kitale tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kitale?
The antipode of Kitale — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.02° S, 144.99° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,032 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kitale?
Kitale lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kitale?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kitale, clocks run about 24 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.