Will the sunset be good tonight in Nairobi?

Sunset and sunrise times, golden hour and the sky score for Nairobi, KE.

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Whether it will actually be a good one

A sunset time tells you when to look. It does not tell you whether there will be anything to see. That comes down to cloud height. High cloud catches the light from underneath after the sun has dropped below the horizon, and that is what turns the sky red and gold. Low cloud sits on the horizon like a wall and blocks the whole thing. A completely clear sky gives you a plain orange dot and very little colour.

Golden Hour scores Nairobi from 0 to 10 every day on exactly that — the proportion of high versus low cloud at Nairobi's own sunset hour (and, for sunrise, its own sunrise hour), not some national average. Check tonight's score.

Sunrise and sunset times in Nairobi through the year

Mid-month sunrise and sunset times for 2026, in local time. Close to the equator, so sunset is fast and the time barely moves across the year.

About Nairobi

Nairobi sits at 1.29°S, 36.82°E, in the southern hemisphere, on Africa/Nairobi time. Sunrise and sunset times are computed from latitude and longitude using the NOAA solar equations and are accurate to within a minute or two.

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