Kenya is 7 hours ahead of New York. When Kenya clocks hit noon, New York reads 05:00.
Kenya runs on Africa/Nairobi; New York runs on America/New_York. Together they are 7 hours apart.
Shared working hours
Every working day, Kenya and New York are both in business hours for 1 hour simultaneously.
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Overlap (1h)
Best times to schedule a meeting
There is a 1-hour daily window where both locations are in business hours.
16:00 Nairobi / 09:00 New York✓ Both working
Working hours defined as 09:00–17:00 local time for each location.
Holiday calendar for both locations
⚡ Both locations have upcoming holidays, check availability before scheduling.
Kenya5 holidays
Oct 10Mazingira Day
Oct 20Mashujaa Day
Dec 12Jamhuri Day
Dec 25Christmas Day
Dec 26Boxing Day
New York6 holidays
Sep 7Labour Day
Oct 12Columbus Day
Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day
Nov 11Veterans Day
Nov 26Thanksgiving Day
Working across Kenya and New York
The 7-hour gap between Kenya (Kenya) and New York (USA) requires some planning — but a 1-hour daily overlap means both teams can connect in real time without unusual scheduling.
💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings
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If you are in Kenya, aim for 16:00–17:00, which corresponds to 09:00–10:00 in New York — both teams are within working hours.
Avoid scheduling mistakes — especially around daylight saving changes. Use the ClockinSync Chrome Extension to instantly verify and compare both time zones directly in your browser, without manual calculations.
Need a specific time? Use the slider or type directly into the input bar — it understands "3pm", "15:30", and location-specific formats like "9am Kenya".
