Mankato in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.7872, -98.2101
- Elevation
- 541 m above sea level
- Population
- 840
- Region
- Kansas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1819 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Mankato, Kansas, United States
The local time in Mankato, Kansas, United States — in the America/Chicago time zone (−5) — is shown on this page.
Mankato, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Mankato
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Mankato.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:59 AM Solar noon 1:18 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 10 h 37 min Night 13 h 23 min Civil twilight 7:31 AM – 7:04 PM
Weather in Mankato right now
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Mankato and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 56001
- 56002
- 56003
- 66956
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 Kansas
- Wichita 396 119
- Overland Park 186 515
- Kansas City 152 933
- Olathe 134 305
- Topeka 125 963
- Lawrence 93 917
Other places named Mankato
- Mankato Minnesota, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
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- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Jewell County — 0.8 km
- Montrose — 10.5 km
- Burr Oak — 11.9 km
- Otego — 12.5 km
- Jewell — 13.8 km
- Ionia — 18.1 km
Time and daylight in Mankato
In Mankato, today's sun rises at 7:59 AM and sets at 6:36 PM. Light stays for 10 h 37 min.
The clock reading for Mankato covers nearby Jewell County and Montrose as well.
Sorting mail for Mankato involves 4 postal codes.
Mankato works to America/Chicago time, set at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Mankato?
- The local time zone in Mankato is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Mankato stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in Mankato: Yes.
- What time does the day end in Mankato?
- The sun sets at 6:36 PM.