Gikaru in numbers
- Coordinates
- -1.2000, 36.7000
- Region
- Kiambu County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 16 km away
What time is it in Gikaru, Kiambu County, Kenya
What follows is the current local time in Gikaru, Kiambu County, Kenya, in the Africa/Nairobi zone (+3).
Gikaru, Kenya
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Gikaru
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Gikaru, Kiambu County.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:31 Solar noon 12:34 Sunset 18:36 Daylight 12 h 05 min Night 11 h 55 min Civil twilight 06:10 – 18:57
Weather in Gikaru right now
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Gikaru and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 00228 Muguga — 3.7 km away
- 00218 Ngecha — 4.8 km away
- 00230 Ndenderu — 5.2 km away
- 00902 Kikuyu — 6.6 km away
- 00219 Karuri — 6.8 km away
- 00210 Thigio — 7.3 km away
- 00215 Kimana — 7.3 km away
- 00214 Ilasit — 7.3 km away
- 00213 Oltepesi — 7.3 km away
- 00625 Kangemi — 9.1 km away
- 00613 Waithaka — 9.4 km away
- 00622 Juja Rd — 10.6 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 — 12.2 km
- Rhino Park — 12.3 km
- Ngando — 12.4 km
- Santack — 12.6 km
- Racecouse — 13.2 km
- Kerarapon — 13.2 km
Gikaru: clock, sun and surroundings
Nothing changes on the clock between Gikaru and neighbouring Kikuyu or Karuri.
Within Gikaru, postal codes number 12.
Standard time in Gikaru comes from Africa/Nairobi and equals UTC+3. Clocks change for daylight saving: No.
The sun will rise at 06:31 and set at 18:36 in Gikaru today. Daylight amounts to 12 h 05 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Gikaru?
- Select Africa/Nairobi for Gikaru; the offset is +3.
- Does Gikaru switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Gikaru: No.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in Gikaru?
- Today the sun rises at 06:31.