Gitaru in numbers
- Coordinates
- -1.2333, 36.6833
- Region
- Kiambu County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 16 km away
What time is it in Gitaru, Kiambu County, Kenya
Look up the current time in Gitaru, Kiambu County, Kenya, which follows the Africa/Nairobi zone (+3).
Gitaru, Kenya
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Gitaru
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Gitaru, Kiambu County.
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 Gitaru right now
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Gitaru and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 00902 Kikuyu — 2.7 km away
- 00228 Muguga — 5.2 km away
- 00613 Waithaka — 6.7 km away
- 00218 Ngecha — 7.2 km away
- 00625 Kangemi — 7.8 km away
- 00230 Ndenderu — 8.3 km away
- 00512 Riruta — 8.7 km away
- 00210 Thigio — 10.2 km away
- 00213 Oltepesi — 10.2 km away
- 00214 Ilasit — 10.2 km away
- 00215 Kimana — 10.2 km away
- 00627 Two Rivers — 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 — 8.2 km
- Rhino Park — 8.4 km
- Kerarapon — 9.2 km
- Kerarapon — 9.5 km
- Mwitu — 10.0 km
- Ngando — 10.1 km
Time and daylight in Gitaru
Both Gitiba and Rhino Park are near Gitaru and keep its time.
Gitaru accounts for 12 postal codes.
Gitaru carries the Africa/Nairobi zone, offset UTC+3. Whether daylight saving time is applied: No.
The sun rises at 6:16 AM, sets at 6:24 PM, and stays over Gitaru for 12 h 08 min. That is today's daylight.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Gitaru based on Africa/Nairobi?
- Yes, local time in Gitaru is based on Africa/Nairobi, with an offset of +3.
- Does Gitaru switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Gitaru: No.
- At what time is the sun rising in Gitaru?
- The sun is rising at 6:16 AM.