Watamu in numbers
- Coordinates
- -3.3533, 40.0210
- Population
- 27 857
- Region
- Kilifi County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 424 km away
What time is it in Watamu, Kilifi County, Kenya
The clock above shows the current local time in Watamu, Kilifi County, Kenya, which uses Africa/Nairobi (+3).
Watamu, Kenya
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Watamu
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
Watamu keeps Africa/Nairobi clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:59 AM Solar noon 12:05 PM Sunset 6:11 PM Daylight 12 h 13 min Night 11 h 47 min Civil twilight 5:38 AM – 6:33 PM
Weather in Watamu right now
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Watamu and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 80202
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 Kilifi County
Same time zone — Africa/Nairobi
Nearby places
- Gedi — 5.5 km
- Mida — 7.4 km
- Uyombo — 8.3 km
- Msabaha — 10.2 km
- Penda Kula — 10.7 km
- Matsangoni — 11.1 km
About the time in Watamu
Postal codes in Watamu number 1.
For Watamu the applicable zone is Africa/Nairobi, running UTC+3. Daylight saving time: No.
The sun breaks the horizon at Watamu at 5:59 AM and leaves it at 6:11 PM. Daylight comes to 12 h 13 min.
The hour in Watamu is the hour in Gedi and Mida as well.
Questions and answers
- Which local time zone does Watamu follow?
- Watamu follows Africa/Nairobi, with an offset of +3.
- Does Watamu observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in Watamu: No.
- At what time is the sun rising in Watamu?
- The sun is rising at 5:59 AM.