Brightwater in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.9802, -88.3542
- Elevation
- 51 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1280 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Brightwater, Alabama, United States
The time in Brightwater, Alabama, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Brightwater, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Brightwater
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Brightwater.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:06 AM Solar noon 12:38 PM Sunset 6:11 PM Daylight 11 h 05 min Night 12 h 55 min Civil twilight 6:41 AM – 6:36 PM
Weather in Brightwater right now
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Brightwater and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 36915 Needham — 1.9 km away
- 36913 Melvin — 11.3 km away
- 36908 Gilbertown — 12.9 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 Alabama
- Huntsville 215 006
- Birmingham 196 357
- Montgomery 195 287
- Mobile 183 289
- Tuscaloosa 111 338
- Hoover 84 848
Other places named Brightwater
- Brightwater Tasman District, New Zealand
- Brightwater Arkansas, United States
- Brightwater Florida, United States
- Brightwater Maine, United States
- Brightwater North Carolina, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Needham — 1.9 km
- Bogueloosa — 2.2 km
- Turner — 3.0 km
- Jackson Spur — 4.5 km
- Okatuppa — 5.6 km
- Land — 5.9 km
Time and daylight in Brightwater
Postal codes tied to Brightwater number 3.
The zone in force in Brightwater is America/Chicago, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: Yes.
Expect sunrise at 7:06 AM and sunset at 6:11 PM in Brightwater today. Daylight adds up to 11 h 05 min.
Needham and Bogueloosa sit nearby and do not run ahead of or behind Brightwater.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone entry corresponds to Brightwater?
- The entry corresponding to Brightwater is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Brightwater include a summer time period?
- Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Brightwater?
- Expect it at 6:11 PM.