Karatu in numbers
- Coordinates
- -0.9318, 36.8043
- Region
- Kiambu County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 39 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Karatu, Kiambu County, Kenya
This page shows local time in Karatu, Kiambu County, Kenya as of this moment, in the Africa/Nairobi zone (+3).
Karatu, Kenya
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Karatu
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Karatu, 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 5:55 AM – 6:44 PM
Weather in Karatu right now
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Karatu and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 00233
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 Karatu
- Karatu Arusha, Tanzania
Same time zone — Africa/Nairobi
Nearby places
- Kanjai — 12.7 km
- Kiambururu — 13.2 km
- Karweti — 13.2 km
- Gitombo — 13.5 km
- Urumathi — 13.5 km
- Kiratina — 14.3 km
Karatu: clock, sun and surroundings
Karatu and nearby Kanjai and Kiambururu are never an hour apart.
Postal service in Karatu uses 1 codes.
Standard time in Karatu comes from Africa/Nairobi and equals UTC+3. Clocks change for daylight saving: No.
Karatu sees first light at 6:15 AM today and the sun sets at 6:23 PM. Daylight totals 12 h 08 min.
Questions and answers
- How is Karatu's time zone listed?
- Karatu's time zone is listed as Africa/Nairobi, with an offset of +3.
- Will the time in Karatu move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Karatu: No.
- When is the sun up in Karatu?
- The sun comes up at 6:15 AM.