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Time difference
Boston and Nairobi

Live clocks (EST ↔ EAT), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes, and a full 24-hour map from Boston to Nairobi.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Boston and Nairobi, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

DST can shift the gap by an hour twice a year—the 2026 month table shows every change.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Boston into Nairobi with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Boston and Nairobi line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Boston Nairobi

Nairobi is 7h ahead of Boston at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Boston
America/New_York
ZoneEST / EDT
Offset nowUTC-4
Hour gap
+7h

NairobiBoston

Nairobi
Africa/Nairobi
ZoneEAT
Offset nowUTC+3
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Time difference between Boston and Nairobi: Nairobi is currently 8 hours ahead of Boston.

This difference is not constant: in winter Boston is 8 hours behind Nairobi, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 7 hours behind. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

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Right nowAmerica/New_York · Africa/Nairobi
Boston
America/New_York
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC-4
AbbreviationEST / EDT
Observes DST
Nairobi
Africa/Nairobi
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+3
AbbreviationEAT
No DST
Relationship

Nairobi is 7h ahead of Boston.

DST rules can widen or shrink this gap for a few weeks each spring and autumn—the month table below shows how many hours Nairobi sits ahead of or behind Boston through the calendar year.

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Nairobi versus Boston; a value of +3h means Nairobi is three hours ahead of Boston.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Nairobi vs Boston)
January+8h
February+8h
March+7h
April+7h
May+7h
June+7h
July+7h
August+7h
September+7h
October+7h
November+8h
December+8h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Boston mapped into Nairobi; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

BostonNairobi

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Boston with part-of-day icon
Nairobi arrow and converted time
Day
  • 00:00
    07:00
    Same day
  • 01:00
    08:00
    Same day
  • 02:00
    09:00
    Same day
  • 03:00
    10:00
    Same day
  • 04:00
    11:00
    Same day
  • 05:00
    12:00
    Same day
  • 06:00
    13:00
    Same day
  • 07:00
    14:00
    Same day
  • 08:00
    15:00
    Same day
  • 09:00
    16:00
    Same day
  • 10:00
    17:00
    Same day
  • 11:00
    18:00
    Same day
  • 12:00
    19:00
    Same day
  • 13:00
    20:00
    Same day
  • 14:00
    21:00
    Same day
  • 15:00
    22:00
    Same day
  • 16:00
    23:00
    Same day
  • 17:00
    00:00
    Next day
  • 18:00
    01:00
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  • 19:00
    02:00
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  • 20:00
    03:00
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  • 21:00
    04:00
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  • 22:00
    05:00
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  • 23:00
    06:00
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Currently, Nairobi is 7h ahead of Boston. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.