Katheka in numbers
- Coordinates
- -1.1794, 37.3360
- Region
- Machakos County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 59 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Katheka, Machakos County, Kenya
On this page the local time of Katheka, Machakos County, Kenya is updated live, in the Africa/Nairobi zone (+3).
Katheka, Kenya
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Katheka
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Katheka, Machakos County.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:12 AM Solar noon 12:16 PM Sunset 6:20 PM Daylight 12 h 09 min Night 11 h 51 min Civil twilight 5:51 AM – 6:42 PM
Weather in Katheka right now
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Katheka and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 90106 Katangi — 9.3 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 Machakos County
- Mwala 181 896
- Mlolongo 136 351
- Athi River 81 302
- Machakos 63 767
- Githunguri 63 319
- Kinoi 44 086
Other places named Katheka
Same time zone — Africa/Nairobi
Nearby places
- Katitu — 3.5 km
- Matheini — 3.6 km
- Miseleni — 3.7 km
- Matungulu — 5.9 km
- Kathama — 6.3 km
- Muthwani — 6.9 km
Katheka: clock, sun and surroundings
Katheka sets its clocks by Africa/Nairobi, which runs UTC+3. Daylight saving time here: No.
The sun climbs above Katheka at 6:12 AM and dips below at 6:20 PM. Between them sit 12 h 09 min of daylight.
The clock in Katheka matches the clock in nearby Katitu and Matheini.
Postal coverage of Katheka comes to 1 codes.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Katheka?
- The local time zone in Katheka is Africa/Nairobi, with an offset of +3.
- Does the time in Katheka shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- No.
- Please give the sunrise time for Katheka.
- The sun rises at 6:12 AM.