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
Learn the current time in Karatu, Kiambu County, Kenya, a place in the Africa/Nairobi time zone (+3).
Karatu, Kenya
Friday, 4 September 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 06:30 Solar noon 12:33 Sunset 18:36 Daylight 12 h 06 min Night 11 h 54 min Civil twilight 06:10 – 18:57
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
Standard time in Karatu comes from Africa/Nairobi and equals UTC+3. Clocks change for daylight saving: No.
The horizon brightens over Karatu at 06:30, and the sun sets at 18:36. Daylight runs 12 h 06 min.
Karatu and its neighbours Kiriaini and Githunguri keep one clock.
Karatu accounts for 1 postal code.
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 06:30.