Des Moines in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.6005, -93.6091
- Population
- 214 133
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1436 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Des Moines, Iowa, United States
See the local time in Des Moines, Iowa, United States right now, measured in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Des Moines, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Des Moines
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Des Moines.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:16 PM Daylight 10 h 34 min Night 13 h 26 min Civil twilight 7:14 AM – 6:45 PM
Weather in Des Moines right now
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Des Moines and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50301
- 50302
- 50303
- 50304
- 50305
- 50306
- 50307
- 50308
- 50309
- 50310
- 50311
- 50312
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 Iowa
- Cedar Rapids 130 405
- Davenport 102 582
- Sioux City 82 821
- Iowa City 74 220
- Waterloo 68 460
- Ames 65 060
Other places named Des Moines
- Des Moines Washington, United States
- Des Moines New Mexico, United States
- Des Moines California, 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
- Radio City Mobile Home Park — 3.0 km
- Pine Grove Mobile Home Park — 3.4 km
- Easton Place — 3.7 km
- Country Estate Village — 5.5 km
- East Des Moines — 5.8 km
- Swanwood — 5.9 km
Local time details for Des Moines
Des Moines operates with 12 postal codes.
The offset in Des Moines is UTC−5, under the America/Chicago time zone. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Daylight arrives in Des Moines at 7:42 AM and departs at 6:16 PM. It lasts 10 h 34 min today.
Close by, Radio City Mobile Home Park and Pine Grove Mobile Home Park keep time with Des Moines.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Des Moines?
- Des Moines is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local schedule in Des Moines include a clock change?
- Yes.
- At what hour does the sun set in Des Moines?
- At 6:16 PM.