Nairobi is 7 hours ahead of United States. When Nairobi clocks hit noon, United States reads 05:00.
Nairobi runs on Africa/Nairobi; United States runs on America/New_York. Together they are 7 hours apart.
Shared working hours
Every working day, Nairobi and United States are both in business hours for 1 hour simultaneously.
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Nairobi
United States
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.
Nairobi5 holidays
Oct 10Mazingira Day
Oct 20Mashujaa Day
Dec 12Jamhuri Day
Dec 25Christmas Day
Dec 26Boxing Day
United States6 holidays
Sep 7Labour DaySOON
Oct 12Columbus Day
Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day
Nov 11Veterans Day
Nov 26Thanksgiving Day
Working across Nairobi and United States
The 7-hour gap between Nairobi (Kenya) and United States (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 Nairobi, aim for 16:00–17:00, which corresponds to 09:00–10:00 in United States — 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 Nairobi".
