Sunset in Nairobi today

Nairobi lies at 1°S. Near the equator, Nairobi sees close to 12 hours of daylight year-round, with only minor seasonal variation.

The sun goes down towards the west-southwest in Nairobi today, at a bearing of 257°. Civil twilight then lasts another 21 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 9 minutes later in Nairobi than in Mombasa, 440 km to the southeast.

Sunset shifts later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for Nairobi.

The longest day in Nairobi is around 12h 12m (around December 21). The shortest is around 12h 3m (around June 21).