Gathugu in numbers
- Coordinates
- -0.9744, 36.7587
- Region
- Kiambu County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 35 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gathugu, Kiambu County, Kenya
Look up the current time in Gathugu, Kiambu County, Kenya, which follows the Africa/Nairobi zone (+3).
Gathugu, Kenya
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Gathugu
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Gathugu.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:31 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 Gathugu right now
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Gathugu and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 00223 Kagwe — 3.6 km away
- 01011 Kanyoni — 12.6 km away
- 01003 Gituamba — 13.1 km away
- 00220 Kijabe — 14.4 km away
- 00221 Matathia — 14.4 km away
- 00222 Uplands — 15.2 km away
- 00901 Ngewa — 17.7 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
Other places named Gathugu
- Gathugu Kiambu County, Kenya
Same time zone — Africa/Nairobi
Nearby places
- Ikinu — 15.3 km
- Waratho — 16.1 km
- Ngemwa — 17.2 km
- Nazareth — 17.3 km
- Tinganga — 18.4 km
- Bratkenhurst — 18.7 km
Time and daylight in Gathugu
Neighbours of Gathugu such as Githiga A and Kimende share its clock.
Gathugu is served by a set of 7 postal codes.
Gathugu tells time by Africa/Nairobi, an offset of UTC+3. Clock shift for daylight saving: No.
First light in Gathugu comes at 06:31 today; darkness returns after 18:36. The day gives 12 h 06 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Can Gathugu's time zone be given as Africa/Nairobi?
- Yes, Gathugu's time zone is Africa/Nairobi, with an offset of +3.
- Do the clocks in Gathugu go back at any point?
- No.
- When does morning light reach Gathugu?
- At 06:31.