Karura in numbers
- Coordinates
- -1.1951, 36.7335
- Region
- Kiambu County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 13 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Karura, Kiambu County, Kenya
The exact time in Karura, Kiambu County, Kenya is given here, for the Africa/Nairobi time zone (+3).
Karura, Kenya
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Karura
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Karura, Kiambu County.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:14 AM Solar noon 12:18 PM Sunset 6:23 PM Daylight 12 h 09 min Night 11 h 51 min Civil twilight 5:53 AM – 6:44 PM
Weather in Karura right now
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Karura and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 00230 Ndenderu — 1.4 km away
- 00219 Karuri — 3.3 km away
- 00215 Kimana — 3.5 km away
- 00214 Ilasit — 3.5 km away
- 00213 Oltepesi — 3.5 km away
- 00210 Thigio — 3.5 km away
- 00228 Muguga — 7.2 km away
- 00905 Lusingeti — 7.7 km away
- 00903 Githiga — 7.7 km away
- 00906 Kerwa — 7.7 km away
- 00218 Ngecha — 7.7 km away
- 00625 Kangemi — 8.3 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
Other places named Karura
- Karura Uttar Pradesh, India
- Karura Nairobi County, Kenya
- Karura Embu County, Kenya
- Karura Kiambu County, Kenya
- Karura Nyeri County, Kenya
Same time zone — Africa/Nairobi
Nearby places
- Lenana — 11.7 km
- Santack — 12.0 km
- Ngando — 12.1 km
- Jamhuri Estate — 12.7 km
- Jamhuri — 12.7 km
- Racecouse — 12.9 km
About the time in Karura
The same local time applies in Karura, Lenana and Santack.
12 postal codes have been allocated to Karura.
Karura counts hours by Africa/Nairobi, which stands at UTC+3. Whether daylight saving is kept: No.
Today at Karura, the sun rises at 6:14 AM and sets at 6:23 PM. That gives 12 h 09 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Is Karura in a specific time zone?
- Yes, Karura is in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, with an offset of +3.
- Is the hour in Karura changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- No.
- How late in the morning does the sun rise in Karura?
- It rises at 6:14 AM.