Mbale in numbers
- Coordinates
- 0.0821, 34.7214
- Population
- 60 000
- Region
- Vihiga County
- Country
- Kenya, Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi — 278 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Mbale, Vihiga County, Kenya
The exact time in Mbale, Vihiga County, Kenya is given here, for the Africa/Nairobi time zone (+3).
Mbale, Kenya
Monday, 19 October 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Mbale
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
Mbale keeps Africa/Nairobi clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:24 AM Solar noon 12:27 PM Sunset 6:30 PM Daylight 12 h 07 min Night 11 h 53 min Civil twilight 6:03 AM – 6:51 PM
Weather in Mbale right now
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Mbale and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50325 Mago — 1.6 km away
- 50324 Masana — 1.6 km away
- 50322 Mahanga — 1.6 km away
- 50320 Lusiola — 1.6 km away
- 50321 Magada — 1.6 km away
- 50316 Banja — 2.9 km away
- 50319 Jebrok — 2.9 km away
- 50311 Wodanga — 2.9 km away
- 50312 Hamisi — 2.9 km away
- 50315 Kilingili — 2.9 km away
- 50300 Maragoli — 3.3 km away
- 50306 Khumusalaba — 3.9 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 Vihiga County
Other places named Mbale
- Mbale Eastern Region, Uganda
- Mbale Bas-Uele, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
- Mbale Mai-Ndombe, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
- Mbale Lobaye, Central African Republic
- Mbale Western Region, Uganda
Same time zone — Africa/Nairobi
Nearby places
Mbale: clock, sun and surroundings
Local timekeeping in Mbale uses Africa/Nairobi, equal to UTC+3. Summer clock change: No.
Sunrise today is 6:24 AM in Mbale, with sunset at 6:30 PM. That works out to 12 h 07 min of light.
Close by, Givole and Vihiga keep time with Mbale.
The postal breakdown of Mbale runs to 12 codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone label is used for Mbale?
- The time zone label used for Mbale is Africa/Nairobi, with an offset of +3.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in Mbale?
- Daylight saving in Mbale: No.
- What time is sunrise in Mbale?
- It is 6:24 AM.