Mankato in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.1591, -94.0091
- Population
- 41 044
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1526 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Current local time for Mankato, Minnesota, United States is listed here, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Mankato, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Mankato
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Mankato, Minnesota.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:50 AM Solar noon 1:01 PM Sunset 6:12 PM Daylight 10 h 22 min Night 13 h 38 min Civil twilight 7:20 AM – 6:42 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 Minnesota
- Minneapolis 410 939
- Saint Paul 303 176
- Rochester 112 225
- Bloomington 86 435
- Duluth 86 110
- Brooklyn Park 79 149
Other places named Mankato
- Mankato Kansas, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
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- Houston United States
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- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Riverbend Estates — 1.8 km
- Lehillier — 2.2 km
- North Mankato — 2.5 km
- Skyline — 2.6 km
- University Park of Mankato — 2.7 km
- Eastwood Manor Mobile Home Park — 3.4 km
About the time in Mankato
The applicable time zone for Mankato is America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock change applies: Yes.
The sun climbs above Mankato at 7:50 AM and dips below at 6:12 PM. Between them sit 10 h 22 min of daylight.
Riverbend Estates and Lehillier sit nearby and do not run ahead of or behind Mankato.
Addressing within Mankato draws on 4 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Mankato based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in Mankato is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do clocks change in Mankato during the year?
- Daylight saving in Mankato: Yes.
- How late does the sun set in Mankato?
- The last sunlight comes at 6:12 PM.