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TheTime Mag

Time in Mombasa

The exact local hour in Mombasa, Kenya — synchronised to your browser, refreshed every second, and adjusted automatically for daylight saving time.

07:37:00
Wednesday Wednesday, 29 April 2026 Zone Africa/Nairobi Offset UTC+3 DST not observed

Today's hours of daylight

Mombasa sits at -4.0435° S, 39.6682° E. From this position the sun follows the schedule below today. Times are computed using the standard NOAA solar position algorithm and reflect the apparent horizon, not civil convention.

Civil dawn05:59First light, sun 6° below horizon
Sunrise06:20 (6:20 AM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Solar noon12:19Sun at its highest point
Sunset18:19 (6:19 PM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Civil dusk18:40Last usable light
Day length11h 58mFrom sunrise to sunset

Time zone & daylight saving

Mombasa is in the Africa/Nairobi zone of the IANA Time Zone Database. The current UTC offset is UTC+3.

Mombasa does not observe daylight saving time. The offset stays at UTC+3 year-round, which makes scheduling international meetings simpler — there are no twice-yearly clock changes to track.

Mombasa compared to major world hubs

If you are coordinating across borders, this table shows the current time in major hub cities relative to Mombasa, with the great-circle distance from Mombasa for context.

CityTime nowDifferenceDistance
London 05:37 −2h 7,233 km · 4,494 mi
New York 00:37 −7h 12,283 km · 7,632 mi
Tokyo 13:37 +6h 11,171 km · 6,941 mi
Dubai 08:37 +1h 3,663 km · 2,276 mi
Sydney 14:37 +7h 11,715 km · 7,279 mi
Los Angeles 21:37 −10h 15,972 km · 9,925 mi

About Mombasa

CountryKenya
Population1,300,000
Latitude / Longitude-4.0435, 39.6682
IANA time zoneAfrica/Nairobi
UTC offsetUTC+3
Country calling code+254
CurrencyKES

Other cities in Africa/Nairobi

These cities share Mombasa's exact time zone — useful when you need a same-clock alternative.

Cities one hour from Mombasa

If you are scheduling a call or planning travel across a single time-zone hop, these are the major cities sitting just before or after Mombasa on the world clock.