Thika in numbers
- Coordinates
- -1.0333, 37.0693
- Population
- 251 407
- Region
- Nairobi County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 40 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Thika, Nairobi County, Kenya
This page shows the current local time in Thika, Nairobi County, Kenya, in the Africa/Nairobi time zone (+3).
Thika, Kenya
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Thika
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Thika, Nairobi County.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:12 AM Solar noon 12:17 PM Sunset 6:21 PM Daylight 12 h 09 min Night 11 h 51 min Civil twilight 5:50 AM – 6:43 PM
Weather in Thika right now
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Thika and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01000
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 Nairobi County
- Nairobi 4 397 073
- Lang'ata 172 569
- Imara Daima Estate 52 837
- Pumwani 29 616
Other places named Thika
Same time zone — Africa/Nairobi
Nearby places
- Ndarugu — 7.2 km
- Ndarugu — 8.4 km
- Kasarani — 8.5 km
- Kalimoni — 10.8 km
- Kalimoni — 10.8 km
- Munyu — 14.3 km
About the time in Thika
Addressing within Thika draws on 1 postal code.
The time zone used in Thika is Africa/Nairobi, set at UTC+3. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
First light in Thika comes at 6:12 AM today; darkness returns after 6:21 PM. The day gives 12 h 09 min of light.
Thika and its neighbours Ndarugu and Ndarugu keep one clock.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of Thika?
- The time zone of Thika is Africa/Nairobi, with an offset of +3.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in Thika?
- No.
- How late does the sun set in Thika?
- The last sunlight comes at 6:21 PM.