Gichongo in numbers
- Coordinates
- -1.2667, 36.6833
- Region
- Kiambu County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 15 km away
What time is it in Gichongo, Kiambu County, Kenya
Use this page to see what time it is in Gichongo, Kiambu County, Kenya — the Africa/Nairobi zone applies there (+3).
Gichongo, Kenya
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Gichongo
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Gichongo.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:16 AM Solar noon 12:20 PM Sunset 6:24 PM Daylight 12 h 08 min Night 11 h 52 min Civil twilight 5:55 AM – 6:45 PM
Weather in Gichongo right now
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Gichongo and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 00902 Kikuyu — 3.2 km away
- 00613 Waithaka — 4.1 km away
- 00625 Kangemi — 6.7 km away
- 00512 Riruta — 6.7 km away
- 00502 Karen — 8.2 km away
- 00228 Muguga — 8.8 km away
- 00626 Githurai — 9.7 km away
- 00627 Two Rivers — 9.7 km away
- 00622 Juja Rd — 9.7 km away
- 00621 Village Market — 9.7 km away
- 00620 Mobil Plaza — 9.7 km away
- 00603 Lavington — 10.3 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
- Gitiba — 4.6 km
- Rhino Park — 4.7 km
- Kerarapon — 5.6 km
- Kerarapon — 6.0 km
- Mwitu — 6.3 km
- Saint Francis — 7.0 km
About the time in Gichongo
In Gichongo the time zone is Africa/Nairobi and the offset is UTC+3. Daylight saving time used: No.
Today in Gichongo the sun appears at 6:16 AM and sets again at 6:24 PM. Daylight holds for 12 h 08 min.
If you are looking near Gichongo, both Gitiba and Rhino Park keep the same time.
Mail delivery in Gichongo relies on 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone name applies to Gichongo?
- The time zone name for Gichongo is Africa/Nairobi, with an offset of +3.
- Is daylight saving time observed at this location, Gichongo?
- Daylight saving time in Gichongo: No.
- How late in the morning does the sun rise in Gichongo?
- It rises at 6:16 AM.