Right now, local time in Malindi is 17:56 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Malindi ranks #5179 worldwide by population and #25 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 4m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 12h 13m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 11h 56m (winter) – 12h 18m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Malindi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.2180° S, 40.1169° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kilifi County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 119,859 · #5179 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Malindi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.22° N, 139.88° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,349 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Malindi today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:21
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:17
- Qibla direction
- 359.4° from north (N (359°))
Full prayer timetable for Malindi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Malindi sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 13m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Malindi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,565 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,919 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.22° S, 40.12° 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 | 07:56 | −10h |
| Chicago | 09:56 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 11:56 | −6h |
| London | 14:56 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:56 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:56 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:56 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:26 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:56 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:56 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:56 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:56 | +8h |
Best time to call Malindi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Malindi local time:
Cities sharing Malindi's time zone
Distances from Malindi
| Dubai | 3,565 km | NNE (27°) |
| Mumbai | 4,352 km | NE (54°) |
| Moscow | 6,562 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 6,840 km | NNW (333°) |
| Singapore | 7,099 km | E (87°) |
| London | 7,173 km | NNW (334°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,513 km | ENE (66°) |
| São Paulo | 9,533 km | WSW (247°) |
| Tokyo | 11,080 km | NE (54°) |
| Sydney | 11,730 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 13,289 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,919 km | NNW (329°) |
Cities near Malindi
FAQ
What time is it in Malindi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Malindi (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Malindi in?
Malindi runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Malindi observe daylight saving time?
Malindi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Malindi today?
Malindi sees sunrise at 05:57 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 12h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Malindi tonight?
The moon phase over Malindi tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Malindi?
The antipode of Malindi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.22° N, 139.88° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,349 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Malindi?
Malindi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Malindi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Malindi, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.