Kakuma in numbers
- Coordinates
- 3.7136, 34.8572
- Population
- 22 984
- Region
- Turkana County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 597 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya
Right now in Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya the local time is the one shown here, in the Africa/Nairobi zone (+3).
Kakuma, Kenya
Sunday, 25 October 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Kakuma
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Kakuma.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:25 AM Solar noon 12:26 PM Sunset 6:26 PM Daylight 12 h 00 min Night 12 h 00 min Civil twilight 6:04 AM – 6:47 PM
Weather in Kakuma right now
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Kakuma and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 30501
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 Turkana County
- Lodwar 82 970
- Lokichar 12 676
- Lokichokio 11 626
- Kainuk 10 535
Other places named Kakuma
Same time zone — Africa/Nairobi
Nearby places
- Kalobeyei — 26.8 km
- Lopusiki — 32.1 km
- Nakalale — 44.1 km
- Oropoi — 69.5 km
- Lokichokio — 78.3 km
- Turkana County — 83.2 km
Local time details for Kakuma
Kakuma sees first light at 6:25 AM today and the sun sets at 6:26 PM. Daylight totals 12 h 00 min.
Kakuma and nearby Kalobeyei and Lopusiki are never an hour apart.
The postal breakdown of Kakuma runs to 1 codes.
Standard time in Kakuma comes from Africa/Nairobi and equals UTC+3. Clocks change for daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Kakuma?
- Kakuma is in Africa/Nairobi, with an offset of +3.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Kakuma?
- Daylight saving in Kakuma: No.
- Which time marks sunset in Kakuma?
- 6:26 PM marks sunset.