What time is it in Garissa right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Garissa, Kenya, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Africa/Nairobi. Garissa is 3 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Garissa in?

Garissa uses EAT (East Africa Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Africa/Nairobi, and the current UTC offset is UTC+3.

Does Garissa observe daylight saving time?

No. Garissa stays on UTC+3 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Garissa?

Open the time zone converter for Garissa to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Garissa, Garissa County, Kenya

Garissa is on EAT (East Africa Time), UTC+3. Garissa does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Garissa, Kenya

1:29 PM:30EAT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Country: Kenya
Region: Garissa County
Lat/Long: 0°27'S / 39°39'E
Elevation: 147 m
Population: 163,399
Currency: Shilling (KES)
Languages: English, Swahili
Dialling code: +254

Time zone in Garissa

Time zone
EAT
East Africa Time
UTC offset
UTC+3
3 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Garissa keeps UTC+3

Garissa keeps the time of the IANA zone Africa/Nairobi, the one time zone in use in Kenya. Garissa does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Garissa today

Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
6:09 PM
Day length
12 hours 8 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Garissa for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 0°27'S / 39°39'E.

Time difference between Garissa and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Garissa. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Garissa
City	Local time	Compared to Garissa
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:29 AM	−7h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:29 AM	−10h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:29 AM	−8h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:29 AM	−7h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:29 AM	−9h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:29 AM	−6h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:29 AM	−3h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:29 AM	−2h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:29 AM	−2h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:29 AM	−2h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:29 PM	−1h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:29 PM	+1h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 3:59 PM	+2h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:29 PM	+5h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:29 PM	+5h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:29 PM	+6h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:29 PM	+8h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:29 PM	+10h (ahead)

Other cities near Garissa

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.