Right now, local time in Yala is 04:30 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yala ranks #87078 worldwide by population and #289 in Kenya.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Day length
- 12h 07m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 12h 07m (winter) – 12h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yala — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.0944° N, 34.5360° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Siaya County
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Population
- 3,237 · #87078 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yala through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.09° S, 145.46° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, 1,146 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yala today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:11
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 15:45
- Maghrib
- 18:29
- Isha
- 19:36
- Qibla direction
- 13.3° from north (NNE (13°))
Full prayer timetable for Yala — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yala sits in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 334 cities we cover in Kenya.
Yala's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 3,579 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 15,276 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.09° N, 34.54° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 18:30 | −10h |
| Chicago | 20:30 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 22:30 | −6h |
| London | 01:30 | −3h |
| Paris | 02:30 | −2h |
| Moscow | 04:30 | same time |
| Dubai | 05:30 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 07:00 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:30 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 09:30 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 10:30 | +6h |
| Sydney | 12:30 | +8h |
Best time to call Yala
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yala local time:
Distances from Yala
| Dubai | 3,579 km | NE (37°) |
| Mumbai | 4,679 km | ENE (61°) |
| Moscow | 6,196 km | N (2°) |
| Paris | 6,236 km | NNW (335°) |
| London | 6,574 km | NNW (336°) |
| Singapore | 7,704 km | E (89°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,938 km | ENE (67°) |
| São Paulo | 9,112 km | WSW (246°) |
| Tokyo | 11,364 km | NE (53°) |
| Sydney | 12,447 km | SE (127°) |
| Chicago | 12,597 km | NW (317°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,276 km | NW (326°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Yala right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yala (Kenya), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Yala in?
Yala runs on the Africa/Nairobi IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Yala observe daylight saving time?
Yala does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yala today?
Yala sees sunrise at 06:23 and sunset at 18:30 today, giving 12h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yala tonight?
The moon phase over Yala tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yala?
The antipode of Yala — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.09° S, 145.46° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Taiohae, French Polynesia, roughly 1,146 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yala?
Yala lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yala?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yala, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.