Ottawa in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.0300, -93.5910
- Elevation
- 330 m above sea level
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1428 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ottawa, Iowa, United States
This page shows local time in Ottawa, Iowa, United States as of this moment, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Ottawa, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ottawa
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Ottawa.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:42 AM Solar noon 12:59 PM Sunset 6:17 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 7:13 AM – 6:45 PM
Weather in Ottawa right now
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Ottawa and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 25149
- 45875
- 61350
- 66067
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 Ottawa
- Ottawa Ontario, Canada
- Ottawa Illinois, United States
- Ottawa Kansas, United States
- Ottawa Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast
- Ottawa Ohio, 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
- Woodburn — 2.1 km
- Jay — 8.5 km
- Last Chance — 8.8 km
- Jacksonville (historical) — 8.8 km
- Smyrna — 9.9 km
- Lucas — 11.0 km
Time and daylight in Ottawa
Around Ottawa, places such as Woodburn and Jay use the same time.
Coverage of Ottawa by postal code amounts to 4 entries.
The zone covering Ottawa is called America/Chicago and stands at UTC−5. Seasonal clock changes apply: Yes.
Look for sunrise at 7:42 AM and sunset at 6:17 PM in Ottawa today. The day carries 10 h 35 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in Ottawa?
- The time zone used in Ottawa is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the time in Ottawa adjusted seasonally?
- Yes.
- Sunset in Ottawa is at what time?
- At 6:17 PM.