Nelson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.2528, -103.6610
- Elevation
- 1296 m above sea level
- Region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2278 km away
- Same name
- 39 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Nelson, Colorado, United States
The time now in Nelson, Colorado, United States is shown here, following the America/Denver time zone (−7).
Nelson, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−7 · America/Denver
Local time in Nelson
UTC−7 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Nelson, Colorado.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:32 AM Solar noon 11:40 AM Sunset 4:47 PM Daylight 10 h 15 min Night 13 h 45 min Civil twilight 6:04 AM – 5:15 PM
Weather in Nelson right now
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Nelson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03457
- 16940
- 24580
- 30151
- 54756
- 56355
- 65347
- 68961
- 95958
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 Colorado
- Denver 729 019
- Colorado Springs 456 568
- Aurora 359 407
- Fort Collins 170 924
- Lakewood 152 597
- Thornton 133 451
Other places named Nelson
- Nelson Nelson Region, New Zealand
- Nelson England, United Kingdom
- Nelson Wales, United Kingdom
- Nelson British Columbia, Canada
- Nelson Georgia, United States
Same time zone — America/Denver
Nearby places
Local time details for Nelson
There are 9 postal code zones in Nelson.
Nelson runs on America/Denver, which sits UTC−7 relative to Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving in effect: No.
The sun rises here at 6:32 AM and sets at 4:47 PM in Nelson today. Daylight adds up to 10 h 15 min.
Nearby Brush and Lodi follow the same clock as Nelson.
Questions and answers
- Is America/Denver the time zone for Nelson?
- Yes, America/Denver is the time zone for Nelson, with an offset of −7.
- Does Nelson shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Nelson: No.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Nelson?
- In Nelson the sun sets at 4:47 PM.