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
Read off the current local time in Mbale, Vihiga County, Kenya, which belongs to the Africa/Nairobi zone (+3).
Mbale, Kenya
Monday, 7 September 2026
UTC+3 · Africa/Nairobi
Local time in Mbale
UTC+3 · no daylight saving time
Mbale keeps Africa/Nairobi time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:37 AM Solar noon 12:41 PM Sunset 6:44 PM Daylight 12 h 07 min Night 11 h 53 min Civil twilight 6:16 AM – 7:05 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
Sunrise arrives in Mbale at 6:37 AM today and the sun goes down at 6:44 PM. That gives the day 12 h 07 min of light.
Neighbouring Majengo and Chavakali sit in the same time as Mbale.
Postal service in Mbale uses 12 codes.
Local timekeeping in Mbale uses Africa/Nairobi, equal to UTC+3. Summer clock change: No.
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 6:37 AM.