Howard County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 43.3568, -92.3172
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1370 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Howard County, Iowa, United States
The current hour and minute in Howard County, Iowa, United States are shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Howard County, United States
Monday, 26 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Howard County
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Howard County.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:38 AM Solar noon 12:54 PM Sunset 6:11 PM Daylight 10 h 33 min Night 13 h 27 min Civil twilight 7:08 AM – 6:40 PM
Weather in Howard County right now
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Howard County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50628 Elma — 10.9 km away
- 52155 Lime Springs — 11.5 km away
- 52134 Chester — 15.2 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 Iowa
- Des Moines 214 133
- Cedar Rapids 130 405
- Davenport 102 582
- Sioux City 82 821
- Iowa City 74 220
- Waterloo 68 460
Other places named Howard County
- Howard County Arkansas, United States
- Howard County Indiana, United States
- Howard County Maryland, United States
- Howard County Missouri, United States
- Howard County Nebraska, 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
- Davis Corners — 2.2 km
- Maple Leaf — 6.4 km
- Saratoga — 7.4 km
- Schley — 9.9 km
- Lourdes — 10.6 km
- Lime Springs — 10.7 km
Time and daylight in Howard County
Every address in Howard County sits within one of 3 postal codes.
In Howard County the time zone is America/Chicago and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time used: Yes.
Daylight in Howard County starts at 7:38 AM and ends at 6:11 PM today. It lasts 10 h 33 min.
Nearby places like Davis Corners and Maple Leaf are on Howard County time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is the clock in Howard County based on?
- The clock in Howard County is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Howard County switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Howard County: Yes.
- What time does the day end in Howard County?
- The sun sets at 6:11 PM.