What time zone is Karatina in?

Karatina is in East Africa Time (UTC+3), Africa/Nairobi. Standard time is UTC+3.

Does Karatina use daylight saving time?

No. Karatina stays on UTC+3 all year.

Time in Karatina

East Africa Time (UTC+3, UTC+3)

Current local time: 04:30

Next DST change: No offset change in the next year.

Current local time in Karatina: 04:30 · 11 Nov 2026

Karatina time zone

Time zone

UTC+3 · UTC+3standard time

No clock change is expected in the next year.

No clock changes this year.

All of Kenya uses East Africa Time.

UTC+3 · UTC+3Nairobi County, Kakamega County, Mombasa County, Nakuru County, Kiambu County and moreNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Karatina

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Karatina
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	01:30	3 h behind	Compare Karatina and London
New York	20:30-1 day	8 h behind	Compare Karatina and New York
Los Angeles	17:30-1 day	11 h behind	Compare Karatina and Los Angeles
Berlin	02:30	2 h behind	Compare Karatina and Berlin
Dubai	05:30	1 h ahead	Compare Karatina and Dubai
New Delhi	07:00	2 h 30 min ahead	Compare Karatina and New Delhi
Singapore	09:30	5 h ahead	Compare Karatina and Singapore
Tokyo	10:30	6 h ahead	Compare Karatina and Tokyo
Sydney	12:30	8 h ahead	Compare Karatina and Sydney
Copenhagen	02:30	2 h behind	Compare Karatina and Copenhagen

Sun in Karatina today

Daylight

12h 8m today - 0h 1m less than the longest day and 0h 3m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Karatina

City facts

Country: Kenya
Region: Nyeri County
Population: 23,552
Dialing code
Currency: KES · Shilling
Coordinates: -0.4841°, 37.1266°

Public holidays in Kenya

Holidays

Dec122026
Jamhuri Day
Saturday · in 31 days
National
Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 45 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar92027
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Tuesday · in 118 days
National

Airports near Karatina

Airports

NBO
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
95 km south
Same local time
WIL
Nairobi Wilson Airport
99 km south
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

No matching cities with different clock rules in this catalog.

Nearby cities

Nearby

Nyeri21 km · Same time
Karuri25 km · Same time
Wanguru34 km · Same time
Embu37 km · Same time
Nanyuki55 km · Same time
Thika61 km · Same time
Juja70 km · Same time
Githunguri75 km · Same time
Kigali802 km · 1 h behind - no DST
Bukavu947 km · 1 h behind - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Karatina in?: Karatina uses Africa/Nairobi: UTC+3 (UTC+3).
02Does Karatina have daylight saving time?: No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between Karatina and London?: Karatina is 3 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Karatina from New York?: Working hours do not overlap. Best edge-of-day option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 17:00-18:00 in Karatina.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Karatina in?: Karatina is in East Africa Time (UTC+3), Africa/Nairobi. Standard time is UTC+3.
02Does Karatina use daylight saving time?: No. Karatina stays on UTC+3 all year.
03What is the time difference between Karatina and UTC?: Karatina is UTC+3 all year.

Time in Karatina

Jamhuri Day

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Nairobi Wilson Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now