Gathithina in numbers
- Coordinates
- -1.2167, 36.6833
- Region
- Kiambu County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 17 km away
What time is it in Gathithina, Kiambu County, Kenya
This page shows the current local time in Gathithina, Kiambu County, Kenya, in the Africa/Nairobi time zone (+3).
Gathithina, Kenya
Monday, 7 September 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Gathithina
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
Gathithina keeps Africa/Nairobi time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:30 AM Solar noon 12:33 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 12 h 06 min Night 11 h 54 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 6:56 PM
Weather in Gathithina right now
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Gathithina and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 00228 Muguga — 3.5 km away
- 00902 Kikuyu — 4.0 km away
- 00218 Ngecha — 5.4 km away
- 00230 Ndenderu — 7.5 km away
- 00613 Waithaka — 8.3 km away
- 00625 Kangemi — 8.9 km away
- 00219 Karuri — 9.3 km away
- 00210 Thigio — 9.5 km away
- 00213 Oltepesi — 9.5 km away
- 00214 Ilasit — 9.5 km away
- 00215 Kimana — 9.5 km away
- 00512 Riruta — 10.0 km away
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 Kiambu County
Same time zone — Africa/Nairobi
Nearby places
- Gitiba — 10.0 km
- Rhino Park — 10.2 km
- Kerarapon — 11.0 km
- Kerarapon — 11.2 km
- Ngando — 11.6 km
- Mwitu — 11.9 km
Gathithina: clock, sun and surroundings
Mail delivery in Gathithina relies on 12 postal codes.
Time in Gathithina is measured by Africa/Nairobi, at UTC+3. Whether clocks are moved for summer: No.
Expect sunrise at 6:30 AM and sunset at 6:36 PM in Gathithina today. Daylight adds up to 12 h 06 min.
The time you see for Gathithina is also correct for Kikuyu and Rironi.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Gathithina?
- Time in Gathithina follows the Africa/Nairobi time zone, with an offset of +3.
- Is summer time in effect in Gathithina at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Gathithina: No.
- When does light arrive in Gathithina?
- Light arrives at 6:30 AM.