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Time difference
Tokyo and Nairobi

Live clocks (JST ↔ EAT), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes (steady this year), and a full 24-hour map from Tokyo to Nairobi.

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Live gap

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

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Year-round chart

Neither city shifts clocks seasonally—the gap stays steady through 2026.

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Hour-by-hour

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

Time difference workspace

How Tokyo and Nairobi line up today.

2 cities · live offsetSteady gap
City pair

Tokyo Nairobi

Nairobi is 6h behind Tokyo at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Tokyo
Asia/Tokyo
ZoneJST
Offset nowUTC+9
Hour gap
−6h

NairobiTokyo

Nairobi
Africa/Nairobi
ZoneEAT
Offset nowUTC+3
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Time difference between Tokyo and Nairobi: Nairobi is currently 6 hours behind Tokyo.

This difference stays steady year-round because neither city observes Daylight Saving Time. 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 nowAsia/Tokyo · Africa/Nairobi
Tokyo
Asia/Tokyo
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+9
AbbreviationJST
No DST
Nairobi
Africa/Nairobi
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+3
AbbreviationEAT
No DST
Relationship

Nairobi is 6h behind Tokyo.

Neither city shifts clocks seasonally—expect this relationship to stay fixed unless rules change at the governmental level.

Next stepsPlan overlap or convert zones
Best time to meet →JST → EAT →Overlap Finder →
Year-round

Offset changes by month

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

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Nairobi vs Tokyo)
January-6h
February-6h
March-6h
April-6h
May-6h
June-6h
July-6h
August-6h
September-6h
October-6h
November-6h
December-6h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

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

TokyoNairobi

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

Tokyo with part-of-day icon
Nairobi arrow and converted time
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Currently, Nairobi is 6h behind Tokyo. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.