Kenya
Time now in Mbale
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 06:48Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Africa/Nairobi
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
60,000
Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
06:48
Day length
12h 07m
Coordinates
0.08, 34.72
Time difference from Mbale
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About the time in Mbale
Mbale runs on Africa/Nairobi, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 60,000 people live in Mbale, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 06:41 and sunset at 06:48 local time, giving 12h 07m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (0.08, 34.72) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Mbale.
Frequently asked questions about time in Mbale
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Nairobi, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Mbale right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Mbale, updating every second from Africa/Nairobi (UTC +3).
- Which time zone is Mbale in?
- Mbale uses Africa/Nairobi, currently UTC +3.
- Does Mbale change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Mbale keeps UTC +3 throughout the year.
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