Garissa in numbers
- Coordinates
- -0.4527, 39.6460
- Population
- 163 399
- Region
- Garissa County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 328 km away
What time is it in Garissa, Garissa County, Kenya
The current hour and minute in Garissa, Garissa County, Kenya are shown here, in the Africa/Nairobi zone (+3).
Garissa, Kenya
Friday, 23 October 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Garissa
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Garissa, Garissa County.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:03 AM Solar noon 12:07 PM Sunset 6:11 PM Daylight 12 h 08 min Night 11 h 52 min Civil twilight 5:42 AM – 6:32 PM
Weather in Garissa right now
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Garissa and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 70100
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Garissa County
- Mado Gashi 11 814
- Ijara 11 792
- Dadaab 11 525
Same time zone — Africa/Nairobi
Nearby places
Local time details for Garissa
Garissa appears under 1 postal code.
Time in Garissa is measured by Africa/Nairobi, at UTC+3. Whether clocks are moved for summer: No.
Sunrise arrives in Garissa at 6:03 AM today and the sun goes down at 6:11 PM. That gives the day 12 h 08 min of light.
There is no time difference between Garissa and nearby Posa or Bole.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for Garissa?
- The time zone name used for Garissa is Africa/Nairobi, with an offset of +3.
- Does Garissa adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- No.
- What are sunrise and sunset in Garissa today?
- Sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 6:11 PM.