Karatina in numbers
- Coordinates
- -0.9948, 36.7570
- Region
- Kiambu County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 33 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Karatina, Kiambu County, Kenya
Local time right now in Karatina, Kiambu County, Kenya appears above, in the Africa/Nairobi time zone (+3).
Karatina, Kenya
Monday, 19 October 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Karatina
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Karatina, Kiambu County.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:15 AM Solar noon 12:19 PM Sunset 6:23 PM Daylight 12 h 08 min Night 11 h 52 min Civil twilight 5:54 AM – 6:44 PM
Weather in Karatina right now
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Karatina and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 10101
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 Karatina
- Karatina Nyeri County, Kenya
Same time zone — Africa/Nairobi
Nearby places
- Karuri — 20.2 km
- Kianjogu — 21.0 km
- Thimbigua — 21.0 km
- Muyaka — 21.4 km
- Kiambu — 21.5 km
- Gathanga — 21.5 km
About the time in Karatina
Time zone for Karatina: Africa/Nairobi, running at UTC+3. Clocks change for daylight saving: No.
In Karatina the sun appears at 6:15 AM and disappears at 6:23 PM today. Daylight stretches 12 h 08 min.
Nearby Karuri and Thimbigua need no separate clock from Karatina.
Karatina contains 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone setting matches Karatina?
- The time zone setting that matches Karatina is Africa/Nairobi, with an offset of +3.
- Is daylight saving time used in Karatina?
- No.
- When does evening light leave Karatina?
- At 6:23 PM.