Gathuga in numbers
- Coordinates
- -1.0000, 36.8000
- Region
- Kiambu County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 32 km away
What time is it in Gathuga, Kiambu County, Kenya
The time in Gathuga, Kiambu County, Kenya at this very moment is shown below, in the Africa/Nairobi zone (+3).
Gathuga, Kenya
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Gathuga
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
Gathuga keeps Africa/Nairobi time.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:30 Solar noon 12:33 Sunset 18:36 Daylight 12 h 06 min Night 11 h 54 min Civil twilight 06:10 – 18:57
Weather in Gathuga right now
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Gathuga and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 00223 Kagwe — 6.2 km away
- 01011 Kanyoni — 10.6 km away
- 01004 Kanjuku — 10.8 km away
- 00904 Ikinu — 12.0 km away
- 01003 Gituamba — 12.4 km away
- 01030 Gatundu — 12.4 km away
- 00901 Ngewa — 12.6 km away
- 01000 Thika — 13.1 km away
- 01002 Madaraka — 13.1 km away
- 01010 Wamwangi — 13.3 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
- Gathanga — 20.4 km
- Barua — 20.5 km
- Thimbigua — 20.7 km
- Ibonia — 20.9 km
- Waguthu — 21.0 km
- Kianjogu — 21.7 km
Time and daylight in Gathuga
The postal code count for Gathuga is 10.
Clocks in Gathuga are set by Africa/Nairobi and read UTC+3. Daylight saving time: No.
Sunrise reaches Gathuga at 06:30, and the sun sets at 18:36. Light lasts 12 h 06 min.
Both Ikinu and Githiga A are near Gathuga and keep its time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Gathuga?
- Time in Gathuga follows the Africa/Nairobi time zone, with an offset of +3.
- Are the clocks in Gathuga adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in Gathuga: No.
- What time does the day start in Gathuga?
- The sun rises at 06:30.